Tata IPL 2022 is a season of change for the mega-event. With Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans coming in as the new franchises to enter the league. The league had ten teams this year. It was a shock for the cricketing world when KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya were not retained by Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. After not being retained by their respective sides. KL Rahul was assigned the captaincy of Lucknow Super Giants, with Mayank Agarwal taking over Punjab’s captaincy. Hardik Pandya was also assigned as Gujarat Titans’ skipper. Additionally, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni handed over RCB’s and CSK’s captaincy to Faf du Plessis and Ravinder Jadeja.
The two-time IPL champion’s Kolkata Knight Riders brought former Delhi Capitals’ skipper in the mega-auction and later made him the team’s captain. IPL 2022 has drastically changed the team’s dynamics after the mega-auction and new leaders were made for six out of the ten teams. Here’s how the captains have performed so far.
Runs scored by captains of each team in IPL 2022 so far:
Faf du Plessis – 146
Hardik Pandya – 141
KL Rahul – 132
Shreyas Iyer – 123
Rishabh Pant – 110
Rohit Sharma – 108
Kane Williamson – 107
Sanju Samson – 106
Mayank Agarwal – 94
Ravindra Jadeja – 66
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