Key Points
Even Suryakumar Yadav, with little captaincy experience, may have to step in as Mumbai Indians captain if Rohit Sharma decides to sit out a few matches owing to fitness concerns...
Hence, either these franchises have taken a genuine leap of faith believing in their captains leadership credentials, or they will be relying on the coaching staff in the dugout to guide the men in the middle through messages and pre-decided moves...
In the 2023 squad, Royals have in their ranks pedigreed players and captaincy material like T20 World Cup winning skipper Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder and Joe Root, but chose to stay with Samson, who may be more amenable to directions from beyond the boundary...
Hardik Pandya was expected to be a ceremonial skipper who will go by coach Gary Kirstens inputs, but led Gujarat Titans to the title in such dynamic fashion that it catapulted him to the role with the Indian T20I team, and he is now touted as a potential white-ball successor to Rohit...
You can certainly do a few things provided the captain and coach are in full sync, former first-class cricketer R Sridhar, who has been on the coaching staff of the Indian team as well as in the IPL team dugout, told The Indian Express...
