IPL 2024: Rating captaincy of all team leaders

5. Sam Curran - 7/10

Sam Curran's captaincy has gone unnoticed due to the performances of PBKS. Moreover, he led PBKS in 8 games. When Shikhar Dhawan got injured midway through the tournament, Curran led PBKS well. As a skipper, he backed the players despite their bad performances. Most importantly, he got the bowlers to do well more often than not. The star all-rounder bowled well himself and was handy as a batter. In crunch moments, he made the right decisions. Though some of them did not go well, his captaincy was good.

4. Faf Du Plessis - 7/10

Faf du Plessis made some bad decisions in the first few matches. But with the progression of the tournament, he got the best from the players. As a batter, Du Plessis fired in the second half. The bowling changes got better with every match. One of the main reasons behind the incredible turnaround was assigning certain roles to the players.  Under the South African, RCB won six of their last six league matches to enter the playoffs dramatically.

3. Sanju Samson - 8.5/10

Sanju Samson did well as a captain. RR qualified for the playoffs pretty comfortably and seemed to end the group stage at the top at one stage. Despite only two of their batters being in good form, Samson has got the best from his bowlers around whom the team has rallied well. Be it the powerplay overs, middle overs, or death overs, RR bowlers have done well. It is their batters who let them down. 

2. Pat Cummins - 9/10

Pat Cummins was brilliant as a captain. Despite having a mediocre bowling lineup, SRH managed to get wins at a good rate, thanks to the inspirational captaincy of Cummins. Having done well for Australia which has a good set of players, the challenge for the star player was to transform the fortunes of SRH. And he did exactly that. The batters changed the dynamics of the league by their attacking approach. All in all, Cummins got the best from many players in this campaign.

1. Shreyas Iyer - 9/10

Shreyas Iyer was arguably the captain of the season. His decision-making has been good as there have been no major flaws observed in his leadership. The star player did not have a great season as a batter himself but has gotten good contributions from many batters. He performed well in the semifinal when it mattered. KKR had the best balance between bat and ball. The major reason behind it has been the selection of the players and, in turn, the performances of the players.