Parag, Jaiswal or Jadeja? Rajasthan Royals to Announce IPL 2026 Captain on February 13
Rajasthan Royals will announce their captain for the IPL 2026 on February 13. This announcement comes in the wake of Rajasthan Royals trading their previous captain, Samson, to Chennai Super Kings in exchange for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.
Rajasthan Royals currently has three choices for selecting the Captain, which include Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Jadeja. He has already captained the team in IPL 2025, as Samson was not available to play. He has also been in the team since 2018 and also captained Assam in domestic games.
Jadeja is also a senior player and a former captain of the team in the IPL. There are also reports that the topic of captaincy was discussed before he was recruited for the Rajasthan team. Jaiswal is the youngest among all three. He is the main batter of Rajasthan. He also showed interest in captaining a team. But Jaiswal also lacks captaincy experience in IPL. Finally, the decision will rest with the Rajasthan Royals on February 13. Fans would like to know who would lead the team to IPL 2026.
Rajasthan Royals - IPL Captains List
| Captain | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Warne | 56 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 55.35 |
| Shane Watson | 21 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Rahul Dravid | 40 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 57.50 |
| Steve Smith | 27 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 55.55 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Sanju Samson | 67 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 49.25 |
| Riyan Parag | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
