Worst IPL captain: 14 wins in 40 games

[Prakash]

[Nitin]

A ₹1.4 cr caption should have planned the auction better.

[James]

Captaining a lousy side isn't any easier.

[Shyam]

The team is rubbish and Rahane is the captain.

[Pillai]

I feel bad for him. He's a nice guy but not captain material; he lacks confidence. He's misfielding and the whole team is playing poorly, so he gets the blame. Last season KKR also lost easy games because of team failures, like against Punjab.

[Dev]

I feel sorry for him; the whole flop is being pinned on him while the lower order is playing terribly.

[Ishaan]

They've slotted Ramandeep Singh at number 6 – what on earth is KKR thinking?

[Manav]

Bro, that panic buy last season blew up after all the cash went into Venkat Iyer. I remember Rahane went unsold on day 1, then KKR grabbed him at the base price because they couldn't snag anyone else for the captaincy. They ended up picking him after dropping Shreyas. Please don't repeat the Finn Allen‑vs‑Salt mistake and keep releasing performers like Starc.

[Tanya]

He doesn't get modern T20s. From his commentary on Cricbuzz he blamed the bowlers in the first game even though the batting fell 20 runs short. He seems clueless about bowling; Anukul Roy was the best bowler but got only 3 overs in 2 games. KKR would be stronger without Rahane in the playing‑XI – Narine would make a better captain, even if he isn't a long‑term option.

[Aishwarya]

Worst captain? The team they fielded was a disaster – they beat Warner, Smith, Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood with a half‑trained physiotherapy crew and some naive kids. Even Dhoni can't win trophies with such a poorly planned squad. Green wasn't even needed; his bowling is still a mystery for Cricket Australia.

[Sagar]

First, toss Green out if he's only batting. Get Tim instead. Tim and Finn will handle the chase and then push Jinx after Rinky. If the batting reaches Jinx, he knows how to save a collapse. Also drop Ramandeep and bring in Tejasvi for power‑hitting, and use Navdeep instead of Tyagi.