IPL 2022: List of captains who will lead the 8 existing franchises in IPL 15

1.
MS
Dhoni
—
Chennai
Super
Kings

The
veteran
player
will
once
again
be
leading
the
Chennai
Super
Kings
in
IPL
2022,
perhaps
his
last
outing
as
active
player.
He
will
have
a
fairly
new
team
at
his
disposal
next
year.
Can
Dhoni
go
out
in
a
blaze
of
glory?

Manish
Pandey
/
Shreyas
Iyer
—
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore

The
RCB
will
have
a
new
captain
as
Virat
Kohli
has
stepped
down
from
the
post
after
IPL
2021.
They
can
go
for
Manish
as
he
is
a
local
boy
and
has
sufficient
experience
of
leading
Karnataka
in
domestic
cricket.
Other
option,
they
have
is
Shreyas,
who
had
led
Delhi
Capitals
quite
well
in
IPL
2020.
He
has
parted
ways
with
the
Capitals
but
there
will
be
stiff
competition
for
him
in
the
auction
or
can
even
be
picked
up
a
new
franchise
ahead
of
auction.

3.
Kane
Williamson
—
Sunrisers
Hyderabad

The
affable
Kiwi
will
continue
to
be
at
the
helm
for
SRH.
He
took
over
from
David
Warner
mid-season
but
could
not
script
any
major
change
in
their
run
but
that
was
more
a
reflection
of
the
general
ills
of
the
team
rather
than
of
his
captaincy.
Williamson
should
be
leading
a
refreshed
group
in
IPL
2022.

4.
Rohit
Sharma
—
Mumbai
Indians

If
there
ever
was
a
captain
who
was
certain
of
his
position
then
it
is
Rohit
Sharma
at
MI.
Mumbai
could
not
reach
play-offs
in
IPL
2021
but
that
won’t
be
a
hindrance
as
Rohit
is
certain
to
lead
them
in
IPL
2022.
After
all,
a
captain
who
has
led
them
to
5
titles
is
not
easily
replaceable.

5.
Rishabh
Pant
—
Delhi
Capitals

Rishabh
took
over
Delhi
captaincy
because
Shreyas
Iyer
was
injured.
But
Pant
led
Delhi
quite
well
in
IPL
2021
and
led
the
team
till
the
final.
Pant
will
be
given
another
run
with
the
team
in
IPL
2022
too.

6.
Sanju
Samson
—-
Rajasthan
Royals

There
were
rumours
of
him
parting
ways
with
Rajasthan
but
the
team
retained
him
and
is
sure
to
get
the
captaincy
role
for
one
more
term.
Sanju
scored
heavily
for
RR
despite
the
captaincy
burden
too.
They
have
back-up
option
in
Jos
Buttler
but
the
availability
of
England
batsman
could
be
a
road
block.

7.
Mayank
Agarwal
—
Punjab
Kings

Mayank
became
the
costliest
retained
player
for
Punjab
with
Rs
12
crore.
But
that
is
not
surety
that
he
will
get
the
captaincy
role.
But
there
is
a
good
chance
of
him
leading
the
side
in
IPL
2022
considering
his
good
form
with
the
bat
last
season,
and
he
knows
the
ways
of
the
team
as
well.
So,
the
Kings
might
just
give
him
the
rein
to
see
how
it
goes.

8.
Shreyas
Iyer
—
Kolkata
Knigtht
Riders

The
KKR
have
off-loaded
Eoin
Morgan
and
it
is
unlikely
that
they
will
buy
him
back
for
captaincy
role.
The
Kolkata
side
might
just
look
at
a
younger
name
who
can
give
them
a
long
run
at
the
helm
and
Shreyas
fits
the
bill
quite
well.
The
KKR
will
have
to
face
tough
competition
to
acquire
Shreyas
if
he
enters
the
auction.