when it started the rules were the captain of the team should be from same state and atleast 3 other players from same state it was started to give new players a chance.captains of first ipl 2008 mumbai indian captain:- sachin

chennai:-dhoni
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punjab:-yuvraj

kolkatta:gangually

banglore:dravid

delhi:sehwaj

decan charger:laxman
it was only for rajasthan team shane warne was the captain because in indian team there is no superstar from rajastan ..hun ta bas paise di game ban gi eh