The Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) holds world class players in it with top-notched performances. The selection committee has to be highly selective while choosing the skippers as the rising and falling number of franchises with a high number of auctioned players must make it critical for them to dig the potent skipper among the variety.
There is a massive line of players who have been featured in more than a hundred matches of the cash-rich league but never got a chance to captain their respective franchise.
Here are the five players with the most appearances in the tournament who never got a chance to command their side:
5 IPL players with the most appearances who never got a chance to captain their teams
1- 177 Appearances – Robin Uthappa
With 177 appearances, he has clinched 4,411 runs. Starting his journey from Mumbai Indians (MI), but later auctioned by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Pune Warriors, and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). With highly being consistent, the management never utilized his services as a skipper.
2- 174 Appearances – Yusuf Pathan
The player still has a long way to go with already being featured in 174 IPL matches. While being a part of Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and David Warner’s Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH), he never got selected as the commander for any of the armies. With 3,204 runs and 42 wickets, the player has left unsold in IPL 2020 auction.
3- 170 Appearances – Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja, one of the best spinning sensations and the all-rounder, has 170 appearances for Rajhastan Royals (RR), Gujrat Lions, Tuskers Kerala, respectively. Finally, one of the successful franchises, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), started bidding him for the last twelve years.
CSK, having world-class players and a Captain like MS Dhoni, deprives Jadeja of notching his chance to lead the Yellow Army.
4- 157 Appearances – Piyush Chawla
Swiping from Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the player did not get his luck to lead either of the sides despite his 157 appearances with 584 runs and 150 wickets.
However, he has been picked by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) that is already dominant by other players in the race for captaincy.
5- 154 Appearances – AB De Villiers
AB De Villiers, a consistent part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) with 4,395 runs, that is led by Virat Kohli, did not give him the lucky charm to be the commander.
However, back in 2017, Kohli was not available due to some reasons, but the management decided to commence with Shane Watson’s services instead of De Villiers. He has captained his side, South Africa, although.
