New Delhi, March 17 -- With just a week left for the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to begin, the franchises are in full swing with their preparations. All the franchises have announced their squad and their respective skippers.

There have been several players who got the opportunity to lead their franchise in an IPL season in the past 17 seasons. But only few of them got the opportunity to lead their franchise in an IPL season.

As few franchises are going with experienced players as skippers, others have given a chance to some new players to take charge in the upcoming season.

Looking at the stats compiled by InsideSport, Lucknow Super Giants have gone with the highest-paid skipper as Rishabh Pant for Rs.27 crore, Kol...