IPL 2023: Ranking top 10 captains
Among skippers, some looked confident while a few failed to deliver desired results to their teams.
5. Sanju Samson {RR} - 7/10
This IPL season, Rajasthan Royals (RR) went into the tournament as favourites to win the title. With international names as Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal, RR were looking for quality performances from their team under their young and dynamic captain, Sanju Samson.
In the first leg, the Royals performed exceptionally and won five out of seven contests. However, the team failed to continue their form in the second round of the league stage as they could win only two matches out of their five games. With a comprehensive 112-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 60, RR’s net run rate got badly hit.
In their last league game, RR vanquished Punjab Kings (PBKS) comfortably by four wickets, but that wasn’t enough to take the team to the next round. With seven wins in 14 games, the Royals ended up in fifth place on the points table, deprived of a spot in the playoffs. In Rajasthan’s unsuccessful campaign, Samson played a major part as he failed to turn up against bowlers. The 28-year-old amassed only 362 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 153.38.
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