IPL 2017
Some occasions when the IPL teams change their captain in midway of IPL
By CricShots - May 3, 2017 10:56 am
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3. Rajasthan Royals

Steve Smith has led the Rajasthan Royals in the 2015 season but he was injured at the start of the tournament. Smith led them to four consecutive victories before Watson came in and distorted the winning habit. Watson’s leadership proved to be the disaster for the Royals as they were inconsistent under the veteran.

However, Smith was reappointed as the skipper and helped his team to climb the points table and make it into the playoffs after a thrilling victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.

4. Kings XI Punjab

South African star batsman David Miller struggled to score runs in the IPL 2016 as a skipper of Kings XI Punjab. He scored only 76 runs in six games. Even his leadership came under scanner as the team suffered five defeats in the first six games.

This prompted the KXIP’s think to change teh skipper and they named opner Murali Vijay as their nrw skipper. However, thongs didn’t changed for the franchsie under Vijay as they finished bottom of the league for the second time in two consecutive seasons.

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