With the IPL auction done and dusted, most of the teams have already sorted out their playing combinations along with the coach and supporting staff. Teams like Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings built their core through retention and Right to Match (RTM) cards. On the other hand, Rajasthan and Punjab almost started from scratch. Now, Let us check out the list of captains for IPL 2018.

1. Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)

Indian opening batsmen, Rohit Sharma would lead the Mumbai Indians (MI) side. He is the most successful captain in the history of IPL with three championship titles to his name.

2. Gautam Gambhir (Delhi Daredevils)

Double G’s will guide double D’s. As expected, most of the teams had retained their marquee players before the auction took place. However, the exclusion of Gautam Gambhir from Kolkata was the biggest surprise of all.

3. David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be more than happy to continue with David Warner as their captain. It was under Warner's leadership that SRH had won the IPL title in 2016 and even in the last season, they qualified for the eliminator.

4. Steve Smith (Rajasthan Royals)

Rajasthan Royals (RR) had retained only Steve Smith prior to the auction and they were impressive in the auction and bought some valuable players.

5. MS Dhoni ( Chennai Super King)

Players like Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo and Faf du Plessis have been retained in this team. With the core team kept intact, CSK fans will be hoping that their side is able to re-create the same magic under the leadership of Dhoni and win the IPL title.

6. Virat Kohli (Royal Challenger Bangalore)

If there is one thing that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fans and Virat Kohli will be looking for is to win that prestigious IPL title for very first time. Kohli, who will lead RCB again is determined to go all the way.

7. Dinesh Karthik (Kolkata Knight Riders)

There were a lot of contenders for the captaincy with Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik and Chris Lynn among the top contenders. Eventually, Karthik was appointed as the captain because of his immense experience as a captain in the domestic circuit.

8. Ravichandran Ashwin

It was after several detailed discussions that KXIP announced Ashwin as their captain for IPL 2018. Before the official announcement, Yuvraj Singh, Axar Patel, Chris Gayle, Ravichandran Ashwin and Aaron Finch were the candidates for this role.