A look at 2016 VIVO IPL Captains
MS Dhoni (Rising Pune Supergiants): MSD captained Chennai Super Kings for the last 8 seasons of IPL cricket. Under him Chennai won two back to back IPL titles in 2010 and 2011. He was heard to say to the media that moving on from Chennai Super Kings will be a tough task, but he is all ready to lead a new team. It will be interesting to see how he lives up to this new challenge.
Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore): The man who has been the run machine for India for quite some time now, hasn’t showed his captaincy skills in IPL as yet. Inspite of finishing as semi finalists twice, RCB has failed to make it to the finals. An able skipper in Virat Kohli, has one of the best batting lineups a team can ever imagine to have. Hopefully Chris Gayle, AB De Villiers , Shane Watson and Virat Kohli himself will come together to break their IPL jinx this season.
Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata Knight Riders): Gambhir started his IPL career playing for his state team Delhi Daredevils, but he became successful as a player only after he joined the Kolkata Knight Riders. Captaining the side since 2011, he has won two titles in 2012 and 2014. Also his consistency has taken a major improvement. Being one of the top 5 run getters in IPL history, Gambhir will once again embark for another IPL title this season.
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians): Much like Gambhir, Rohit Sharma also improved as a player after he joined Mumbai Indians from Deccan Chargers. Leading the sides to two IPL trophies in 2013 and 2015, he has taken the popularity of the team to new heights. Guarded by a brilliant coaching staff in Ricky Ponting, John Wright, Robin Singh, Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar himself mentoring the side, there is nothing more that Rohit could have asked for a better support staff. Having won the IPL last year, Rohit’s team start as favourites this season.
David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad): David Warner hasn’t quite replicated his batting form with his captaincy. He top scored last season with 562 runs and ended up as the Orange cap winner. This season with a new team, Warner will be trying to change the fortunes of team Hyderabad.
David Miller (KingsXI Punjab): One of the players to have been retained by the franchise, David Miller has been given the responsibility to captain the side this season. With a team banking on youngsters, how does David Miller take the challenge will be interesting to see.
Suresh Raina (Gujarat Lions): After playing alongside MS Dhoni for 8 continuous seasons, Suresh Raina finds himself as the captain of a new franchise in Gujarat Lions. Owner Keshav Bansal, was very happy to announce Suresh Raina as the skipper of the team and hoped that he will bring his IPL experience into play. Now its upto Raina to live up to the expectations.
Zaheer Khan (Delhi Daredevils): Delhi Daredevils is Zaheer Khan’s third IPL team. His previous teams were Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. He has been given the responsibility to captain the side this season, after JP Duminy disappointed in the last two seasons. With quite a few experienced players in the side, Zaheer Khan will be banking to get their support with the new team.
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