Hey skip! IPL 2020 captains with their beautiful wives and dear ones

The Indian Premier League 2020 edition is all set to begin on September 19 in the UAE. Ahead of the IPL 2020, we take a look at the eight men who will be leading their IPL teams from the front this year. Pictures/ Cricketers' official Instagram pages)

Updated On: 2020-09-11 09:00 AM IST

IPL 2020 captains with their wives and dear ones

MS Dhoni is the captain of the Chennai Super Kings IPL 2020 team. MS Dhoni made his IPL debut in the first edition in 2008. Dhoni has played 190 IPL matches scoring 4432 runs at an average of 42.20. MSD has terrific strike rate of 137.85 and his top score is 84*. He has scored 23 fifties in IPL.

MS Dhoni and Sakshi have known each other ever since their childhood days. They became close friends later on which blossomed in to love. Dhoni and Sakshi finally tied the knot on July 4, 2010. The couple have a daughter named Ziva, born in 2015.

Dinesh Karthik is the captain of the IPL 2020 team Kolkata Knight Riders. Karthik made his IPL debut in 2008 and has played 180 matches. DK has scored 3654 runs in IPL with an average of 27.06 and a strike rate of 129.80. His top score is 97* with 18 fifties to his name.

Dinesh Karthik is married to Dipika Pallikal Karthik. The couple tied the knot in traditional Christian and Hindu ceremonies in August 2015. Dipika Pallikal is a professional squash player and a gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games.

KL Rahul is the captain of the IPL 2020 team Kings XI Punjab. Rahul made his IPL debut in 2013 and has played 67 matches in total scoring 1977 runs with a brilliant average of 42.06 and strike rate of 138.15. Rahul's top score is 100* and he also has 16 fifties in IPL.

KL Rahul was born in Mangalore to K. N. Lokesh and Rajeshwari - who were both professors. KL Rahul is one of the most eligible bachelors in the country today. Rumours about Rahul and Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty did the rounds when he posted a photo in December 2019 on social media with her and she did the same while wishing him on his birthday in April this year. Earlier, they have also been spotted in the city on quite a few occasions together, although nothing pertaining to their relationship has been confirmed yet.

Rohit Sharma is the captain of the IPL 2020 team Mumbai Indians. Rohit Sharma made his IPL debut in 2008 and has since featured in 188 matches and scored a total of 4898 runs at an average of 31.60 and strike rate of 130.82. Rohit's top score in IPL is 109* with 36 fifties and a century to his name.

Rohit Sharma and his longtime girlfriend Ritika Sajdeh tied the knot on December 13, 2015 after a few years of dating. Rohit and Ritika welcomed their daughter Samaira in December 2018.

Virat Kohli is the captain of the IPL 2020 team Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli made his IPL debut and has since played 177 matches and has scored 5412 runs at an average of 37.84 and stunning strike rate of 131.61. Kohli's top IPL score is 113 and he has 5 centuries and 36 fifties under his belt.

Virat Kohli got married to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma on December 11, 2017 after dating for a couple of years. Anushka and Virat recently announced that she is pregnant and are expecting a baby in January 2021.

Shreya Iyer is the captain of the IPL 2020 team Delhi Capitals. SS Iyer entered IPL in 2015 and has since played 62 matches with 1681 runs scored at an average of 30.56 and strike rate of 126.96. Iyer's top score in IPL is 96 and he has scored 13 fifties.

A Mumbai lad, Shreyas Iyer was born to Santosh and Rohini Iyer.  Shreyas is a very active sports star on Instagram and his dance videos with sister Natasha (in picture) have created quite a few waves on social media.

Steve Smith is the captain of IPL 2020 team Rajasthan Royals. Smith made his IPL debut in 2012 and has played 81 matches scoring 2022 runs at an average of 37.44 and strike rate of 128.95. Smith's top score in IPL is 101 and he has 1 century and 8 fifties to his name.

Steve Smith and his girlfriend Dani Willis began dating each other in 2011. The couple got married on September 15, 2018. 

David Warner is the captain of the IPL 2020 team Sunrisers Hyderabad. Warner made his IPL debut in 2009 and has since played 126 matches scoring 4706 runs at a spectacular average of 43.17 and blistering strike rate of 142.39. Warner's top score in IPL is 126 and he has 4 hundreds and 44 fifties to his name.

David Warner and Candice Warner got married in April 2015. Candice is a retired professional ironwoman, surfer and a model. The couple have three children - Ivy Mae (born September 2014), Indi Rae (born January 2016) and Isla Rose (born June 2019).

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