IPL 2017: 5 players you may not know were IPL captains

#2 Parthiv Patel

Team captained: Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Matches captained: 1

Parthiv Patel has played more than 100 IPL matches (which is far more than his international tally as far as matches are concerned). He has played for Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and his current side, Mumbai Indians.

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Despite playing over 100 matches in the tournament and scoring nearly 2,000 runs in the tournament, he has only captained one match. And that came during his time at the Kochi Tuskers Kerala in IPL 2011.

Mahela Jayawardene was the captain of the side throughout IPL 2011 but in the side's final match of the group stages, it was Parthiv who led the side. Unfortunately, the game against Chennai Super Kings ended in defeat but that didn't matter a great deal as they were already out of contention for the playoffs going into their final game, in which the Sri Lankan captain didn't take part.