Where captains of all teams have been announced and the warlords of 9 teams are ready, suspense remains still for RCB. No captain has been decided for the team yet. RCB’s captaincy race is lined up for Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, and Dinesh Karthik.
Punjab Kings on Monday appointed opener Mayank Agarwal as the captain for the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League starting March 26. With this, the captains of 9 out of 10 teams involved in the tournament have been decided. Now only Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is the only team that has not announced the captain of the team yet.
A look at the captains of 9 teams
Mahendra Singh Dhoni will take over the command of Chennai Super Kings. M S Dhoni has played a total of 204 matches. In which he won 121 matches, lost 82 and 1 remained inconclusive. His winning percentage is 59.60%.
Rohit Sharma will still be leading the Mumbai Indians. Rohit has played a total of 129 matches. In which he won 75 matches, lost 50, and 4 were tied. His winning percentage is 59.68%.
K L Rahul will be the first captain for Lucknow Super Giants. Rahul has played a total of 27 matches. In which he won 11 matches, lost 14, and 2 were tied. His winning percentage is 44.44%.
Kane Williamson will be the captain for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has played a total of 33 matches. In which he won 16 matches, lost 16, and 1 was tied. His winning percentage is 50.00%.
Sanju Samson will remain as the captain of the Rajasthan Royals. He has played a total of 14 matches. In which he won 05 matches, and lost 09. His winning percentage is 35.71%.
Shreyas Iyer will take over the command of Kolkata Knight Riders. He has engaged in a total of 41 matches. In which he won 21 matches, lost 18, and 2 were tied. His winning percentage is 53.65%.
Rishabh Pant will lead the Delhi Capitals. He has played a total of 16 matches. In which he won 09 matches, lost 06, and 1 was tied. His winning percentage is 59.37%.
Hardik Pandya and Mayank Agarwal will be captains for the first time in IPL. Hardik Pandya will lead Gujarat Titans and Mayank Agarwal has been named as the captain of Punjab Kings.
Some players have been captains of many teams in IPL. These figures are for their total captaincy career so far.
Maxwell, Du Plessis, and Karthik in the race of captaincy for RCB
Virat Kohli was the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for 8 years. But during that time he could not get the team the title. He left the captaincy after the 2021 season. Since then no new captain has been decided for RCB. RCB’s captaincy race is lined up for Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, South Africa’s Faf du Plessis, and India’s Dinesh Karthik.
Maxwell, du Plessis, and Dinesh Karthik all have captaincy experience, but none of them is a very successful captain. RCB has not won the title even once so far, it will be interesting to see which player the team management trusts and to whom they will hand over the command for the upcoming season.