All the Indian fans are eagerly waiting for the Indian Premier League 2025. The mega auction of this great tournament is going to happen very soon. All the franchises would like to include many great players in their team in the upcoming mega auction.
There will be some captains who captained their respective franchises in the 2024 season, but they can be removed from this important post in the 2025 season. Today we tell you about three such players who can be removed from the captaincy before the mega auction of IPL 2025. Not only this, all these three players can also be seen playing for different teams in the upcoming edition.
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KL Rahul was not included in the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Not only this, this experienced player was also not a part of the Indian team in the T20 series played against Sri Lanka.
Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, Lucknow Super Giants performed very well in the 2022 and 2023 seasons and confirmed their place in the playoffs. However, in the 2024 season, the Lucknow team was at the seventh position in the points table. During the 2024 season, it was also seen that there was a lot of debate between Lucknow team owner Sanjiv Goenka and KL Rahul about something on the field. This debate was seen after the defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the upcoming season, KL Rahul can be removed from the captaincy of the Lucknow team. Not only this, the Lucknow team can also release him before the upcoming season.
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Shikhar Dhawan is at second place in this list. Shikhar Dhawan's performance in the Indian Premier League has always been very good. However, his captaincy has been very poor. Shikhar Dhawan was injured in the initial matches of IPL 2024, after which Sam Curran was entrusted with the captaincy of the team.
The team performed very well under the captaincy of Curran. Even though Punjab Kings won only five out of 14 matches in the 2024 season, Sam Curran's captaincy was praised by many people. In the 2025 season, this English all-rounder can be fully appointed as the captain of the team. Sam Curran has also left his mark in international cricket.
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Before the Indian Premier League 2024 season, Mumbai Indians traded Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans and appointed him as the captain of their team. After this, Gujarat Titans made the best opener Shubman Gill their captain in the 2024 season. Let us tell you, under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans won the Indian Premier League 2022 trophy, while also made their place in the final of the 2023 season.
After Hardik Pandya left the Gujarat team, many people expected that Rashid Khan could be appointed as the new captain of the team. However, the franchise entrusted this important responsibility to Shubman Gill. Under Gill's captaincy, Gujarat Titans' performance was very poor in the Indian Premier League 2024. The team won only 5 out of 14 matches, while they lost 7. Gujarat Titans were at the eighth position in the points table of IPL 2024.
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