IPL 2018: 3 players who can captain Rajasthan Royals if Steve Smith is sacked 

#1 Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane will be the first choice for Steve's replacement

Indian Test batsman Ajinkya Rahane is the first obvious choice for the captaincy post as he is the vice-captain of the Indian Test team. Besides, he has been a proven performer for all his IPL franchises. Rahane has been the dark horse of the Royals, consistently piling up runs. From 2012 to 2017, Rahane has played 91 IPL games from which he has 2,789 runs.

His experience, both in the IPL and international, makes him a good candidate for the newly vacated post unless the management is looking at international limited-overs experience only. However, apart from Rahane, the team does not have any players with the experience of the Maharashtrian.