IPL 2025: Captains Their Salaries, Stats, Rishabh Pant Leads With ₹27 Crore, Rahane Lowest with ₹1.5 Crore. As the IPL 2025 gears up for its innings, the 10 franchise captains have been made public with their respective salaries. Topping this list is Rishabh Pant, who will make an awesome ₹27 crore as captain of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and stays ahead of Shreyas Iyer, who has been named captain of Punjab Kings (PBKS) to earn ₹26.75 crore. Other names worth mentioning are Pat Cummins (₹18 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 crore), Sanju Samson (₹18 crore), Axar Patel (₹16.5 crore), Shubman Gill (₹16.5 crore), Hardik Pandya (₹16.35 crore), Rajat Patidar (₹11 crore), and Ajinkya Rahane (₹1.5 crore).
The IPL has turned into one of the most highly paid cricket leagues all over the world, and captaincy, of course, will include not only the glorious responsibilities of captaincy; there will be huge paychecks as well. This year’s list primarily shows the import of young Indian talent, with up-and-coming players like Gill, Gaikwad, and Patidar leading the charge. Meanwhile, while being the lowest-paid captain, Ajinkya Rahane still holds decades of experience for his franchises. Then again, Pat Cummins will also be heading into one of the few overseas captains heading Sunrisers Hyderabad; just goes to show how global of appeal the league can be.
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IPL 2025 Captains: Salaries and IPL Stats
Below are details about each captain’s salary with IPL career statistics concerning their contribution and impact during the preceding seasons:
| Player | Team | Salary | Matches | Runs | Average | Wickets |
| Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 27 cr | 111 | 3284 | 35.3 | 0 |
| Shreyas lyer | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 26.75 cr | 116 | 3127 | 32.2 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 18 cr | 58 | 515 | 19.8 | 63 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 18 cr | 66 | 2380 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 18 cr | 168 | 4419 | 30.7 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals (DC) | 16.5 cr | 150 | 1653 | 21.5 | 123 |
| Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 16.5 cr | 103 | 3216 | 37.8 | 0 |
| Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians (MI) | 16.35 cr | 137 | 2525 | 28.7 | 64 |
| Rajat Patidar | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 11 cr | 27 | 779 | 34.7 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 1.5 cr | 185 | 4642 | 30.1 | 1 |
They are not just going to lead the team as captain, but they also bring a lot of experience and skills-in short an exciting and competitive IPL 2025 season.
