IPL 2018 Could Witness Clash Of All Indian Captains The recent ball-tampering controversy in the Australian cricket is seeing great reverberation here in India. With the latest news is that Steve Smith is resigning from being the skipper in the Rajasthan Royals for the IPL. And with that Ajinkya Rahane takes the charge. The problem continues for the Aussie as Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain David Warner is also in a problem. And this makes Shikhar Dhawan taking over the captaincy.
Image Source: http://www.eventstodayz.com It’s historic because, for the first time, the T20 league will have all the teams lad by Indian captains. There was much excitement to have captains outside India, but this time the trends tend to cease. Also, there have been some changes in the IPL’s forthcoming edition. Gautam Gambhir is going to take the lead for the Delhi Daredevils. Off-spinner R Ashwin will lead Kings XI Punjab’s red and would make an effort to change their luck. Next was Dinesh Karthik who has been bought by KKR to become the skipper ahead of the choices like Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn. And the great news is that MS Dhoni will return to lead the Chennai Super Kings after a sabbatical of two years. Rohit Sharma is the only captain to have three titles in his hat and all with Mumbai Indians in the years 2013, 2015 and 2017.
And Virat Kohli is also can be seen giving a new touch to the Royal Challengers Bangalore, this IPL. Smith, who has faced real criticism for ball tampering in a Test against South Africa, resigned from the captaincy of the Royals and eventually replaced by Rahane. It is alleged that Smith told teammate Cameron Bancroft to do ball tampering during South Africa’s second innings in the match last week. But Smith continues to be part of the franchise for the T20 league which is going to start from April 7. The Royals are making a comeback to the IPL after a 2-year ban due to the franchise’s top management’s role of spotfixing in the year 2013. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain VVS Laxman said that the franchise will be waiting for wait for Cricket Australia’s decision on Warner as Laxman said it would be too early to comment on the same. It is reported in Mail Today that Dhawan is willing to lead Hyderabad in case Warner resigns. So let’s see what this year IPL has to offer. Are you excited to watch all the Indian captains to play against each other and making their best exhibition of captaincy to make their team win? Well, who are your favourite team and your favourite captain? Let us know in the comment section below.
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