Former Australian skipper Aaron Finch revealed his thoughts on which Indian Premier League 2026 captains should continue leading their franchises for the 2027 season of the league. Speaking in interview Finch gave his opinion on all 10 captains going into the upcoming season. Most of the captains who have had successful IPL 2026 campaigns, had the backing of Finch to lead the same franchises in the next season. However the former Australian did opine that a few franchises need to reconsider their leadership after poor Indian Premier League 2026 seasons. Aaron Finch did not mention replacements for many of the captains he felt should change roles. Hardik Pandya Under Pressure The Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya had another dreadful campaign at the bottom of the league for MI as well in 2024 and 2026. Pandya captains MI for 9 games in IPL 2026 winning 2 matches. Finch said : "It just seems to be a little bit unsettling right now. The former Australia skipper believed that MI skipper Hardik Pandya should not captain them next year." No Rishabh Pant as LSG Captain The spell of Rishabh Pant as LSG captain has been very disappointing as after finishing 7th last year the team is set to finish at the bottom this year, with 4 wins out of 13 matches. Finch said that Pant should not be captain and suggested the players who can take the mantle from him from the team. "There's Markram, there's Marsh, who are experienced international captains, but Rishabh's win-loss ratio at LSG is poor." Also Read | Emotional Sachin Tendulkar Message Goes Viral After Arjun’s IPL Performance Full Backing for Shreyas Iyer The former India batsman Shreyas Iyer joined Punjab Kings in 2025 and since then the captain has impressed as PBKS reached the playoffs last year. He continued his impressive captaincy in 2026 as PBKS had a good run till the mid-league stage. Finch backed the former Indian skipper to continue captaining PBKS next year. KKR May Not Continue with Ajinkya Rahane Ajinkya Rahane was roped in by KKR in the 2025 auctions for Rs 1.5 crore and since then he has been leading KKR. Though they had a dismal start in the early stage of IPL 2026 KKR bounced back strongly to keep themselves in the playoff race. Still, Finch said that KKR might not want Rahane as their captain next year. Finch stated: "I don't think so, they can go in a different direction in my opinion," Finch Backs Ruturaj Gaikwad The Chennai Super Kings again missed out on the playoffs this season under Ruturaj Gaikwad as CSK could manage just 6 wins out of 14 matches. However Finch felt that Gaikwad deserved to lead CSK next season. "Yes, I do think Gaikwad can captain them next year. But obviously, his own performance needs to improve as well." Uncertain Future for Riyan Parag Riyan Parag had the full command of RR this year after being the captain of RR in IPL 2026. RR were brilliant in the initial phase of the league stage, but eventually slowed down in the middle league stage. Finch was not sure on this one. Finch stated: "I'm on the fence on this one, because I think there can be a couple of young Indian players that are fighting for that job. So, do I think that he'll be captain? No. Should he be the captain? I think, yes," Axar Patel to Step Down as DC Captain? Another disappointing campaign for Delhi Capitals as they ended up at the bottom again under their skipper Axar Patel. Finch felt that Axar Patel used to not use himself well with the ball because of the pressure he faces as captain. The former Australia skipper suggested KL Rahul as their next captain. "Yeah, KL could do a wonderful job. He's done it in the past." Cummins the Right Choice for SRH Pat Cummins had a brilliant IPL 2026 campaign after being dropped from the SRH playing XI on many occasions in IPL 2025. SRH had a great start and ended up finishing top 3, with Cummins leading the team in 7 matches. Finch felt that Cummins could be the leader next year too. Patidar Impresses Once Again Rajat Patidar continues to impress the selectors as the RCB captain after leading the team to their first-ever IPL trophy in 2025 and then keeping RCB at the top end of the table in IPL 2026. Finch backed Patidar to captain RCB next season. Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans Stay Strong Shubman Gill has made Gujarat Titans a formidable unit after their poor IPL 2025 campaign, where they failed to reach the playoffs. GT continued their strong run of form by staying among the top 3 in the league stage in both seasons. Finch backed Gill to lead GT next year.