IPL 2023: Ranking top 10 captains
Among skippers, some looked confident while a few failed to deliver desired results to their teams.
6. KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya {LSG} - 7/10
Despite witnessing KL Rahul’s poor run with the bat, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) continued him as their captain in the 2023 IPL edition. With Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, and Mark Wood in the squad, Rahul was expected to shine as a leader and bring the cup home in their second season.
Lucknow kicked off their campaign positively with a 50-run victory over Delhi Capitals (DC), in the third match held at the EKANA Stadium, but Rahul’s performance in the game was extremely disheartening as he went back to the pavilion, scoring only eight off 12. Later, Lucknow succeeded in getting the better of quality teams such as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Rajasthan Royals (RR) but Rahul faced the wrath of former players and fans for his poor batting shows.
After the 43rd match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), he got ruled out of the tournament due to an injury and from there, the captaincy went into the hands of Krunal Pandya. Krunal led the team to the playoffs stage but couldn’t take ahead of the Eliminator match as Mumbai Indians (MI) hammered them by 81 runs in the massive game in Chennai. During Lucknow’s campaign, one thing remained common in both Rahul and Krunal and that was their inability to perform according to expectations.
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