In a more recent development of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp, skipper Dinesh Karthik has decided to hand over the captaincy responsibilities to England’s ODI leader and KKR teammate Eoin Morgan.
In light of this development, let’s take a look at five of the top cricketers who stepped down from the captaincy in the middle of an IPL season.
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IPL 2020: Karthik hands over KKR captaincy to Eoin Morgan
Dinesh Karthik decided to step down as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of tonight’s crucial game against the Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi. The announcement was made by KKR on their official Twitter account. The captain’s hat has now been handed over to England’s world cup winning captain, Eoin Morgan.
The decision, however, comes as no surprise to many, as Karthik’s captaincy had been under scan for quite some time. In addition, due to the pressure, he could not act with the bat either.
In seven games played, the wicket hitter only managed to score 108 runs. Last year he was also only able to contribute 253 runs in 14 games, which was up to his standards.
IPL 2020: Dhawan gives way to Darren Sammy (2014)
In 2014, the Hyderabad Sunrisers announced that they had ‘relieved’ Shikhar Dhawan of the captaincy burden and appointed West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy as their new captain for the remainder of the IPL season, in the hope that the move Help Dhawan to bat more freely. Sammy was included in the team and immediately assumed the role of captain. Dhawan had managed just 215 runs in his first 10 starts as captain.
IPL 2020: Sangakkara drops as DC captain (2012)
While leading the Deccan Chargers in the 2012 IPL, Sri Lanka’s great Kumar Sangakkara was enduring a normal race. Not only did he step down from the captaincy midway, he even left the XI in play, giving way to Australian great hitter Cameron White to accommodate four foreign players in the XI. However, the move did not yield the desired results as Deccan Chargers was never able to start in the tournament.
IPL 2020: Ponting gives way to Rohit Sharma (2013)
In 2013, the Mumbai Indians started on a shaky note when they lost three of their first six matches. Captain Ricky Ponting was not in his best shape. The big hitter decided to resign and handed the reins to Rohit Sharma against Kolkata Knight Riders. MI eventually took the title with Rohit, even as Ponting continued to cheer on the team from the bench.
IPL 2020: Murali Vijay replaces David Miller (2016)
Fighting at the bottom of the points table in 2016, Kings XI Punjab made a bold move by eliminating David Miller, who had struggled with batting and leadership, as team captain with Murali Vijay, even with 10 remaining. league matches.
“David Miller continues to be an integral part of the team and is a very strong player on the team,” KXIP said in a statement. Until that stage, Kings XI had won just one match out of six. Until that point, Miller had only managed to score 76 runs, while Vijay had amassed 143.
