Some of the most unexpected Indian captains in IPL history
After making Nitish Rana the new captain of Kolkata, there is a strong discussion around this decision! Many people say that Rana is not qualified as a captain! His leadership ability will be judged after the IPL is over, but his captaincy is certainly unexpected. Today I will talk about some such Indian cricketers, who suddenly came down to be the captain on the stage of IPL!
Sanju Samson
Rajasthan Royals release captain like Steve Smith before IPL 2021 starts! Sanju Samson was made captain in his place. There was no better option as captain in the team except David Miller. Anyway, that year Rajasthan finished at number 7 led by Sanju! However, the next time they were the runners-up under the leadership of that Sanju. Sanju is the captain of Rajasthan this time too.
Zaheer Khan
Delhi Daredevils Name Zaheer Khan as Captain Ahead of IPL 2016 Start! Zaheer has retired from international and domestic cricket! In fact, Delhi experimented with captaincy for a long time after Gambhir-Sehwag left, and Zaheer was another such experiment! He was also the captain in 2017. And Delhi finished at number 6 both times!
Harbhajan Singh
Just before the start of IPL 2008, captain Sachin Tendulkar was sidelined for a few days with an injury! And unexpectedly Harbhajan Singh was made the new captain! Making Bhajji the captain despite Sanath Jayasuriya and Sean Pollack was definitely a surprise! And defeat in three of the first three matches! The infamous 'slapgate' incident happened between Harbhajan and Sreesanth in the third match! Vajji was suspended for the rest of the season after that match!
Ravindra Jadeja
Days before IPL 2022 kicks off, Jadeja replaces Dhoni as Chennai captain! The sky fell on the head of the supporters, because no one ever thought of Dhoni's replacement. But unfortunately Jaddu ultimately failed as a captain! Only 2 wins in 8 matches! And in the middle of the season, Jadeja was removed and Dhoni was made the captain again.
Hardik Pandya
Ever since Hardik Pandya was announced as the captain of the new team Ahmedabad (the team name is yet to be decided) for IPL 2022, the laughter started all around! No one could imagine Hardik as a captain at that time! His form was also not very good, a Venkatesh Iyer came to replace him in the national team too! But Hardik made Gujarat Titans the IPL champion by blowing away all the troll-criticism.
Mayank Agarwal
Punjab Kings named Mayank as their new captain before the start of IPL 2022. Mayank was dropped from the Indian team in white ball cricket by then, not even making his T20I debut! Despite having seniors like Shikhar Dhawan in the team, Mayank was given the captaincy. Punjab finished number 6!
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