Who will be the captain: Rohit-Dhoni may get a challenge from Pant-Iyer; 3 teams got new captains

After the conclusion of the mega auction of IPL 2022, 10 teams have completed their squads. At the same time, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders have also completed their captaincy quest. At the same time, Dhoni, who won the title for Chennai four times in IPL 2022, and Rohit Sharma, who won the title for Mumbai five times, can be challenged. Shreyas Iyer has been roped in by KKR, and it is expected that he can be handed over the command of KKR. Pant took charge of Delhi Capitals last year. In such a situation, Dhoni and Rohit can be challenged by two young captains, Iyer and Pant. Let us tell you what has been the achievement of the captains of 10 teams.

Punjab Kings - Punjab Kings have played bets on Shikhar Dhawan, who has commanded Team India's second team in ODI and T20 series on the Sri Lanka tour. In the first round, Punjab kept Dhawan for 8.25 crores. In such a situation, it is expected that Shikhar can be given the command after KL Rahul leaves Punjab. Dhawan has so far scored 5783 runs in 192 matches played in the IPL at an average of 34.63. Along with this, he is also very popular among the players and he is also very calm by nature.

Royal Challengers Bangalore - After Virat, Faf du Plessis can be made the command of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bengaluru has added Faf du Plessis for 7 crores. At the same time, in the 100 matches played so far in IPL, 2935 runs have been scored at an average of 34.94. Harshal Patel, selected for the team, has also admitted in an interview that Faf du Plessis is at the forefront of the captaincy race. He has also been the captain of South Africa for a long time and has a lot of experience in the IPL as well.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Shreyas has completed the search for the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. Iyer has been added by KKR for Rs 12.25 crore. Under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan, this franchise did play the final of IPL 2021 but the captain himself was not in form. At the same time, Iyer has taken over the captaincy of the Delhi Capitals. For the first time under his captaincy, Delhi Capitals reached the play-offs and finals in the play-offs. In such a situation, it is believed that Iyer can be given the captaincy of KKR. At the same time, Iyer has scored 2375 runs in 87 matches played in IPL at an average of 31.67.

Mumbai Indians - Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title 5 times. Hitman was made the captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2013, replacing Ricky Ponting in the middle of the season. Since then, he has made Mumbai champions 5 times, taking command of the team in 9 seasons. Under the captaincy of Hitman, Mumbai Indians have played 129 matches and won 75. The team has faced defeat in 50. Mumbai has won IPL in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.

Chennai Super Kings - Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings have won the title four times. Under his captaincy, CSK has been the most successful T20 team not only in IPL but around the world. The team has made a record of winning the IPL twice in a row in 2010 and 2011. At the same time, in 2021, the team won the title for the fourth time. Under Dhoni's captaincy, CSK has played 213 matches and won 130. The team had to face defeat in 81.

Delhi Capitals- Rishabh Pant was given the captaincy of Delhi last year after Shreyas Iyer was injured. The performance of the team has been very good. Under Pant's captaincy, Delhi has won 9 matches in 16 matches. Out of these, the team has to face defeat. The team has Rs 47.50 crore left for the auction.

Rajasthan Royals- Samson was made its captain by Rajasthan last year and in IPL 2022 also the captaincy of the team will remain with Sanju. In the last season, Rajasthan's team was at 7th position in the points table. The team last played a playoff match in 2018. Samson has captained 14 matches so far, in which the team has won 5 matches and lost 9.

Sunrisers Hyderabad - Hyderabad has managed to win the tournament only once in 2016 and this time too Kane Williamson will lead the team. Last year, the team could win only 3 out of 14 matches and lost 11. The team has played 33 matches under the captaincy of Kane Williamson. During this he won 16 matches and in that he had to face defeat.

Lucknow Super Giants- Lucknow team will enter IPL for the first time. Kamal KL Rahul of Lucknow will handle it. Earlier, Rahul was the captain of Punjab Kings. As captain, he took over the command of Punjab for two seasons, and both times the team was at the sixth position. KL was captained in 27 matches and faced defeat in 14.

Gujarat Titans- Gujarat team will enter IPL for the first time. Gujarat has added Hardik Pandya for 16 crores. Pandya was associated with Mumbai Indians till now. He will be captain for the first time in IPL. He has played 92 matches in IPL so far and scored 1476 runs at an average of 27.33.