3 captaincy options for Rajasthan Royals in case Steve Smith is not available at the start of IPL 2020

RR will miss their Australian and England players due to quarantine rules in IPL 2020.

DAVID MILLER

David Miller has previously captained KXIP in IPL 2016 | TwitterDavid Miller, the South African limited-overs star, was picked up by Royals in IPL 2020 auction after his long-time franchise Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) parted ways with him. Miller has 1850 runs in 79 matches in IPL with 9 fifties and one century at a strike rate of 138.78.

David Miller recalls how injury to Stuart Broad started his IPL journey with KXIP

What qualifies Miller for captaincy role is that he has captained South Africa in two T20Is against Pakistan in 2019 and has led KXIP for the first half of IPL 2016. However, his record as captain isn’t impressive as he won one T20I and lost one against Pakistan.

As KXIP captain, he lost five of their first six games and was replaced mid-tournament by Murali Vijay. However, he has the wealth of experience behind him, something that RR will be lacking for a short period of time when IPL 2020 begins.

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 19 Aug, 2020

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