IPL 2024: Rating of captains after league stage on scale of 10

On Sunday, May 19, the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, which had a whopping 70 matches, concluded with four teams reaching the playoffs stage. The cricketing action during the IPL 2024 stage was enthralling to say the least, with the batters taking their game to the whole new level, making the bowlers face the heat right throughout the tournament. The captains were tested to their limit on the field during the IPL 2024 league stage, which some of them managed to pass with flying colours, while the others fell away by the wayside. In this article, SportsTiger looks at the ratings out of 10 for the captains after the league stage of the IPL 2024. Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (3.5/10) Hardik Pandya got the responsibility of captaining Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 after two stellar seasons at the helm with Gujarat Titans, replacing the former captain Rohit Sharma, who won the trophy five times. But the Indian all-rounder found it really tough to lead MI during the ongoing season, making tactical errors in terms of bowling changes time and again, while his own performances with bat and ball were far from impressive. #PAGE_BREAK# Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan/Sam Curran/Jitesh Sharma (4.5/10) Punjab Kings had issues in the leadership role with their designated captain Shikhar Dhawan getting injured in the early stages of the IPL 2024. The stand-in captain for PBKS, Sam Curran, wasn’t in the best of form individually, and it impacted his leadership skills in an adverse way, while due to his non-availability, Jitesh Sharma took over for the last match of the season, and they lost it as well. #PAGE_BREAK# Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (5/10) Gujarat Titans, the IPL 2022 champions, who had reached the final of the tournament in the last two seasons, appointed Shubman Gill as captain after the former skipper Hardik Pandya left the franchise before the new season began. The young Indian batter didn’t have the best of IPL 2024 with GT in the captaincy role, with his bowling attack not performing to their higher standards from the previous seasons, putting too much pressure on the batters to deliver the goods time and again. #PAGE_BREAK# Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (5.5/10) KL Rahul, who had captained LSG to back-to-back playoffs in the last two IPL seasons, was far from his best in the leadership role in the 2024 season of the tournament. The 32-year-old had his ups and downs in managing a bowling attack plagued with injury and form issues, while the fielding department for the LSG let them down as well. #PAGE_BREAK# Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (6.5/10) Rishabh Pant made his triumphant return to cricket in the IPL 2024 after staying on the sidelines for nearly 15 months due to injuries, and he resumed with the responsibility of captaining Delhi Capitals. The wicket-keeper batsman had it tough in terms of managing his fitness and ensuring that DC progressed under his leadership this season, and ultimately they fell a bit short of making the playoffs. #PAGE_BREAK# Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (7/10) Ruturaj Gaikwad took over the Chennai Super Kings captaincy from MS Dhoni, the five-time IPL winning skipper in the IPL 2024, and he was quite good in managing the responsibility of such a tough job in his first season. The good batting form of Ruturaj Gaikwad allowed him to be confident in executing his plans and strategies on the field in conjecture with the bowlers, although CSK fell away at the final hurdle to reach the playoffs yet another time in the IPL. #PAGE_BREAK# Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf Du Plessis (7.5/10) Faf du Plessis was quite exceptional in captaining Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the IPL 2024 playoffs in one of the most remarkable comebacks of all-time. After losing the first seven matches out of eight, RCB were all set to bow out of the playoffs, but the experienced leader kept the belief going in the squad, and he managed to get the best out of all the players, to ensure that the team won six matches on the bounce. #PAGE_BREAK# Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (8/10) Sanju Samson has turned a corner in his career since taking over the captaincy of the Rajasthan Royals a couple of years ago, and he had a great start in the role during the IPL 2024 season, helping the team win eight matches in nine. But, the second half of the tournament was quite poor from RR, not winning any of their five matches, which coincided with a few issues for the captain in terms of utilising his bowling resources optimally. #PAGE_BREAK# SunRisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (8.5/10) Pat Cummins arrived at Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024, and within two months of taking over the captaincy, he has played an instrumental role in turning the team into a force to be reckoned with. He has given the license to the SRH batting lineup to take the fear of failure out of their mind, while playing a key role in strengthening the bowling department with his performances. #PAGE_BREAK# Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (9/10) Shreyas Iyer, who had to miss out on the IPL last season due to an injury, returned to playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 edition of the tournament with the captaincy role. The 29-year-old was quite incredible in the captaincy role during the league stage of the tournament, making bowling changes at the right time in tough situations, ensuring KKR won 10 matches and lost only three.

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IPL 2024: Rating of captains after league stage on scale of 10