The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season is scheduled to begin on March 26 and it will continue till May 29. The entire tournament will be held in Maharashtra.
After the addition of two new franchises, Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, the number of teams in the current season of IPL has gone up to 10.
List of IPL teams who won tournaments in the past
Out of 14 seasons of IPL, Mumbai Indians won the IPL title five times whereas, Chennai Super Kings won four times. Kolkata Knight Riders won twice, while the Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad won the title once.
- Mumbai Indians (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020)
- Chennai Super Kings (2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021)
- Kolkata Knight Riders (2012 and 2014)
- Rajasthan Royals (2008)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (2016)
- Deccan Chargers (2009)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were the last franchise to announce the captain for the upcoming edition when they named former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis.
Finding Virat Kohli’s successor was never going to be an easy decision for Royal Challengers but they found a reliable player in Du Plessis at the IPL auction and passed on the baton to the former Protea cricketer.
The highly-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will kick-off on March 26 when MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will take on Shreyas Iyer’s Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium. Here we take a look at all the 10 skippers in IPL 2022, their age and key stats:
1. Chennai Super Kings
Captain : MS Dhoni
Age : 40 years
MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings is a great yellove story. Ever since the Indian Premier League idea spread dynamically among the cricketing fraternity, people wondered which squad would pouch the then Indian captain. The Super Kings, run by an organisation that knew the nuances of running sports, knew they wanted a strong leader to lay a strong base and they made a grand opening by bagging Dhoni for a whopping 6 Crore, the highest bid back then. The IPL would be born on April 18, 2008 and on June 1, Dhoni was there leading CSK in the final, albeit in a losing cause in a final-ball finish.
2. Mumbai Indians
Captain : Rohit Sharma
Age : 34 years
He’s a right-handed batter and a right arm orthodox spinner. He played for the Deccan Chargers from 2008-2010 before joining us, the Mumbai Indians in the 2011 auction. He has since gone on to become our captain, winning 5 IPL Titles and 2 winners League titles at the helm.
He’s India’s current white-ball captain.
Career highlight He holds the World Record for the highest ever ODI score that was 264 against Sri Lanka at Kolkata in 2014.
Fun fact He’s fondly called‘The Hitman’by fans.
3. Royal Challengers Bangalore
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Age: 37 Years
Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday declared Faf du Plessis as their captain for the new Indian Premier League (IPL) season.The 37- year-old veteran batsman, who has been part of the Chennai Super Kings for many years and also opened the batting for them, was among the top buys for RCB which bought 19 players at the IPL Mega Auction.
Du Plessis was handed over the cap by team’s chairman Prathmesh Mishra and director cricket operations Mike Hesson in a virtual event.
The 37- year-old Du Plessis has so far played 100 games in IPL, scoring 2935 runs at a strike- rate of 131- plus. He scored 633 runs for CSK in last year’s IPL- winning campaign.
4. Sunrisers Hyderabad
Captain: Kane Williamson (NZ)
Age: 31 Years
Born in a cricketing family, the right-hander was a sensation from his academy days and went on to represent Northern Districts at the Under-17 position. He made his first- class debut against Auckland in 2007 before captaining New Zealand in their 2008 Under-19 WC campaign. A decent 2008-09 season was followed by a fantastic 2009-10 one where he excelled particularly in the shorter format scoring 621 runs at an average of77.62. This earned him a contract with the national side and he made his ODI debut in 2010 against India scoring ducks in his first two games. But in his fifth game, despite being injured and aided by a runner, Williamson showed great determination to score his maiden century which actually nearly won the game for the Kiwis against Bangladesh. Later that year, he went on to score his maiden Test century in his very first game against India in Ahmedabad.
A quiet 2011 was followed up with a noisy 2012 when a gritty, unbeaten Test ton against the world’s most dangerous fast bowling attack of Dale Steyn andco. saved New Zealand from a humiliating defeat. Williamson became New Zealand’s youngest ODI captain as well as the fourth youngest in history when in 2012, he was appointed stand-in captain in place of injured Ross Taylor for the series against West Indies. Given the quality he possesses, Williamson is arguably the stylish batsman that the New Zealand team has garnered from the current generation.
5. Punjab Kings :
Captain: Mayank Agarwal
Age: 31 Years
He may be a regular in India’s Test team, but Mayank Agarwal has no problems juggling between formats when it comes to playing in the IPL. He and Punjab Kings have become a‘ perfect’ match which inadvertently happens to be his favourite song as well. Our alternate topmost run getter from IPL 2020 and Captain Punjab’s ideal partner in crime, trust Mayank to make Punjab Kings do n’t have any starting problems this IPL.
6. Gujarat Titans :
Captain: Hardik Pandya
Age: 28 Years
A wiry young lad from a small town in Gujarat, Hardik Pandya, with his tattoos and peroxide highlights, encapsulates the attractiveness and swagger of the current- day Indian cricketer. As several youngsters do in the ultramodern day, Pandya declared himself to the world during the IPL, portraying his swashbuckling capability to strike the ball, outstanding fielding, and some highway-smart bowling that transcends the cliché’ just rolls his arm over’. A deep voice to go with the confidence and energy, and showing no sign of playing it safe, Pandya is the ultramodern icon of audacity in the Indian side.
7. Lucknow Super Giants :
Captain: KL Rahul
Age: 29 Years
KL Rahul will be leading LSG in their inaugural season and the franchise has secured his services for a whopping INR 17 crore. He realises that there’s a chance for him and his platoon to make this year special for LSG and also stated that the entire contingent is very much hyperactive to take the field.
“ We all are going to try and work together, towards winning. The new season gives us a great occasion as a new franchise to do something special and everyone on the team is very excited to do that. Ca n’t stay for the season and ca n’t stay for all of us to get on the park and win games together,” Rahul added.
8. Kolkata Knight Riders :
Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Age: 27 Years
9. Rajasthan Royals
Captain: Sanju Samson
Age: 27 Years
10. Delhi Capitals
Captain: Rishabh Pant
Age: 24 Years
