These 4 teams will change their captains in IPL 2025, sword hanging over the veteran!

• A mega auction will be held before IPL 2025
  
• There will be big changes in the teams before this season
  
• 4 teams will change their captains before the auction
  

There will be a mega auction before IPL 2025, in which a large number of players will be present. Big changes will be seen in the teams before this season. Meanwhile, some franchises are busy discussing the issue of removing their captain from the team and choosing a new captain. According to media reports, 4 teams are preparing to change their captain before the auction.

The captains of these teams will not change

6 out of 10 IPL teams can retain their captain in IPL 2025 as well. These include Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians, Sanju Samson of Rajasthan Royals, Ruturaj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings and Pat Cummins of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Along with this, the defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders can also retain their captain Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans, while the remaining 4 teams can change their captains.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore reached the playoffs in IPL 2024. Faf du Plessis was captaining the team this season. This time RCB is preparing to change its captain. According to media reports, KL Rahul's name is at the forefront in this race. KL Rahul captained Lucknow Super Giants last season. Apart from KL Rahul, the RCB management is considering many names.

Lucknow Super Giants

In IPL 2024, Lucknow Super Giants have won 7 out of 14 matches and finished 7th in the points table. The team was led by KL Rahul. However, after a match, there was a dispute between the team management and captain KL Rahul, the video of which also went viral on social media. Due to this dispute, the Lucknow Super Giants management is not very interested in retaining KL Rahul this time. A report claims that the team has also contacted Rohit Sharma, who led Team India to the T20 World Cup 2024 title. It is believed that if Rohit Sharma joins Lucknow Super Giants, then the command of the team will be handed over to him.

Delhi Capitals

Before the mega auction of IPL-2025, Delhi Capitals can also drop its current captain Rishabh Pant from the team. In IPL-2024, Delhi Capitals, captained by Rishabh Pant, won 7 out of 14 matches and finished sixth in the points table. Media reports are claiming that Delhi Capitals is preparing to make experienced Akshar Patel the captain of the team in place of Rishabh Pant. It is believed that the team can also retain Akshar Patel.

Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings' poor performance continued in IPL 2024 as well. The team won only 5 out of 14 matches and finished 9th in the points table with 10 points. Team captain Shikhar Dhawan struggled with injuries throughout the season. Media reports are claiming that Punjab Kings-11 may also drop Shikhar Dhawan from the team before the mega auction of IPL-2025. Instead of retaining this experienced left-hander as captain, the team management is now ready to invest in a young captain. This player can be anyone, Indian or foreign.