IPL: Top 5 run-scorers who never captained their franchise

MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are two of the most successful captains in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament. While Dhoni has won five IPL titles with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians have equinumerous trophies under Rohit's able leadership. Gautam Gambhir, Hardik Pandya, Shane Warne, and David Warner are the other captains to win the Indian Premier League trophy.

Apart from being the most successful IPL captains, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma also feature in the list of highest run-getters in the Indian Premier League history. However, there have been players who feature in this list, but never captained the franchise(s) they played for in the IPL. Over the years, we've seen some outstanding players who were on par with the best on their squads but were never allowed to captain their teams.

Here are the top five run-scorers who never captained their franchise in IPL:

5. Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa has had a constant presence in the Indian Premier League since its inception in 2008. He played for a host of franchises, starting with Mumbai Indians, and finished his career with Chennai Super Kings. In all, he played 205 matches and scored 4952 runs with 27 fifties in the IPL. His average was 27.51 and his strike rate was 130.35 with the highest score being 88. He also kept wickets for a host of franchises.

Despite playing for teams like MI, RCB, PWI, KKR, and CSK, he was never considered for captaincy. The closest he came to captaincy was when KKR was looking for a new captain in IPL 2018 and he was in contention for captaincy. But Dinesh Karthik was named the captain of the side and Uthappa became the vice-captain.