The Indian Premier League 2025, have reached towards its penultimate stage where 4 semifinalist including the likes of- Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings have already qualified for Playoffs spot.
It would be interesting to see which team will finish at Top 2 position out of these 4 teams, going by current permutations and combinations, it seems that Mumbai Indians.
It seems that Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans are most likely to play in Eliminator match.
Considering all permutations and combinations all these 4 teams would not be thinking at all, finishing in Top 2 position instead they would be thinking to win most games the moment playoffs bell start.
Here in this article we will reveal 5 Best Captains so far in IPL 2025 to be shared in the below format:
5. Axar Patel: When Delhi Capitals decided to retain ahead of IPL 2025, several speculations were raised that he will be given some special powers within the team.
It was guessed right, ace all rounder was made Captain of the franchise who did wonders initially, where at one instance they successfully won 6 matches out of 7 games they played which puts them at the top of the points table.
Hemang Badani coaching, Axar Patel astitute captaincy , Kl Rahul batting performances and Mitchell Starc bowling it seems that they won’t do anything wrong.
Little they knew they would falter big time in the 2nd half of the tournament where they lost remaining 6 games in which some of the game came at their home ground Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi where they were expected to do wonders.
Ultimately they faltered and subsequently got knocked out of tournament.
Axar Patel as leader contributed with bat, ball and tactical decision making.
Overall he must be given credit where it is due as he was leading very popular franchise for the first time in tournament so he deserve to be celebrated to the core.
Overall Captaincy Marks based on Neutral Perspective: 6/10
4. Rajat Patidar;
Royal Challengers Bangalore are certainly one of the most decorated IPL franchise in the World where their every move is widely discussed.
One man who deserve huge crowd for bringing emotions of all fans together towards franchise is none other than Virat Kohli.
The megastar, who is yearning runs for the franchise year after year deserve credit for helding the nerves of loyal RCB fans.
2016 was golden period for Virat Kohli and RCB as the man scored 973 runs with unbelievable 4 centuries under his belt where he successfully guided franchise in the final where they lost against Sun Risers Hyderabad.
This year it seems that everything is changed as the dressing room looks relaxed, one man should be given credit is none other than Rajat Patidar.
We all know that if RCB manages to win their first IPL title this year, Virat Kohli will get maximum praise for his unmatched consistency and sticking with one franchise for massive 18 year period.
The person who will get unnoticed is Rajat Patidar.
The man deserve credit for the way he has marshalled his troop brilliantly and deserve equal credit for the way he has transformed mindset of current RCB Players.
Overall Captaincy Marks based on Neutral Perspective: 7/10
3. Hardik Pandya:
When you witness a movie, you enjoy that cinema where protagonist is up against the wall against Villain it seems that nothing is working for them but at the end they rise from the ashes beats the best out of antagonist and finally marks a happy ending.
The same happened with ace all rounder Hardik Pandya, he was up against the wall for two reasons in last IPL, where he was battling divorce with ex wife Natasha Stankovic on the other end, he was given Mumbai Captaincy from able hands of Rohit Sharma.
Mumbai fans couldn’t digest this fact that someone else took the mettle.
Ultimately Pandya collapsed both as leader and Player.
As they say, if you believe in yourself you will rule for sure, the same happened with Magical Hardik Pandya he salvage his pride in back to back ICC events for India, where he played a crucial role in ensuring India win 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy down the line.
Ultimately the swagger man is back in action where he ensured that his team cross the line where Mumbai Indians due to their unreal consistency from other players like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult as they qualified for Playoffs.
Mumbai Indians certainly have all ingredients in their arsenal to win another IPL trophy.
Overall Captaincy Marks based on Neutral Perspective: 7.5/10
2. Shubhman Gill:
Gujarat Titans are currently at the top most position on Points table which would change as rest of the teams still have to play their one match while they have played all their 14 league stage matches.
Irrespective of results the franchise have played 14 games where they successfully won 9 matches and lost only 5 games with Net Run Rate of 0.254 and 18 points they deserve to stand at the top of points table.
Gill as leader have been phenomenal and his overseas teammates including the likes of Rashid Khan and Jos Butler have already stated that Gill is a fantastic leader who communicate with players about role expected out from us.
Gill would be eagerly looking to win title this time around as his partnership at the top including the likes of Sai Sudharshan have been phenomenal and deserve to be celebrated.
Overall Captaincy Marks based on Neutral Perspective: 8/10
1. Shreyas Iyer:
Finally the man is getting due for his achievements is none other than Shreyas Iyer as the ace batting star have been phenomenal right from 2023 World Cup where he played some crucial innings and carried that momentum towards Champions Trophy 2025 where he was adjudged second highest run getter of the tournament where he scored 268 runs trailing behind Rachin Ravindra.
The ace batter and leader have been phenomenal in Marquee event so far where he successfully took his team in Playoffs after 11 years.
He would be looking to replicate the same performance unlike last year where he guided KKR to win their third IPL title.
His bond with Ricky Ponting have been exceptional and that needs to be talked about the most.
His team right from top order to middle order and bottom looks rock solid to win IPL 2025 this year.
If Iyer can successfully led his side towards another IPL title, it will be certainly regarded as the achievement of highest standard considering the pressure tournament brings on the table.
Overall Captaincy Marks based on Neutral Perspective: 9/10
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q-1: Which Playoffs qualified team lost their last league stage match against Chennai Super Kings?
Answer: Gujarat Titans
Q-2: Which team is eyeing for their sixth IPL title?
Answer: Mumbai Indians
Q-3: Which Captain might win another IPL title back to back with different franchise?
Answer: Shreyas Iyer
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