A total of ten teams are going to play in the Indian Premier League 2023, and two of these teams have lost their captains to injuries before the start of the tournament. Shreyas Iyer, who was supposed to captain Kolkata Knight Riders, is suffering from a back injury and is likely to miss the entire tournament. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant was severely injured in a car accident and will miss the entire edition of IPL. Delhi Capitals has announced David Warner as the captain of Delhi Capitals for this year’s edition of IPL.
IPL 2023 Captains: List of All Captains from Aiden Markaram to Nitish Rana
Team | Captain |
Gujarat Titans | Hardik Pandya |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | Aiden Markram |
Chennai Super Kings | MS Dhoni |
Delhi Capitals | David Warner |
Kolkata Knight Riders | Nitish Rana |
Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | Faf Du Plessis |
Lucknow Super Giants | KL Rahul |
Punjab Kings | Shikhar Dhawan |
Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma |
Also read: IPL 2023: Schedule, Squads, Probable Playing 11, Venues, Live Telecast and More
Aiden Markram was announced as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad a few days back. He recently won the SA20 League as captain. However, Aiden Markarm can miss a few matches for SRH in the beginning and in his absence, Bhuvneshwar Kumar can lead the side. Nitish Rana is the interim captain of Kolkata Knight Riders until Shreyas Iyer makes a return.