IPL: Top 5 run-scorers who never captained their franchise
Many players have been the face of their respective IPL franchises, but haven't represented them as skippers.
Christopher Henry Gayle played for three franchises in the league — Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Punjab Kings. He spent his best years in the Bengaluru-based franchise, forming a formidable batting trio alongside Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Gayle holds the record for the highest individual score in IPL, where he scored an unbeaten 175 off just 66 balls against Pune Warriors India (PWI).
Though the Universe Boss led the West Indies team in different stints in all three formats, in the Indian Premier League the Jamaican cricketer was never considered for captaincy. When he was with RCB, Virat Kohli led the side and during fag end of his career, he played under the captaincy of KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin with Punjab Kings (PBKS). Meanwhile, he finished his IPL career with 4,965 runs in 142 games with 6 centuries and 31 fifties. He averaged 39.72 and had a strike rate of 148.96.
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