IPL 2018: Rating the captains after league stage

Ajinkya Rahane (Rajasthan Royals) - 6/10

Though Rajasthan Royals managed to sneak into the playoffs, Rahane's captaincy wasn't up to the mark. There were a lot of questionable decisions taken which included sending himself to open the batting.

Rahul Tripathi, who was brilliant for Pune in last year's IPL, was demoted down the order and Jofra Archer was drafted into the side pretty late. The decision to send Jos Buttler to open the innings, though, turned out to be a game-changer.

However, quite clearly, that move was made out of desperation when RR had to chase down over 151 runs in 12 overs against DD.

With the bat as well Rahane wasn't as impressive and scored 324 runs at a meagre strike rate of 119 in the league stage. But with seven wins in 14 matches, RR did manage to qualify for the playoffs and the team would love their skipper to finally step up.