10 national captains who failed to perform in the IPL

MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting
MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting

8. Darren Sammy

Darren Sammy
Darren Sammy

Darren Sammy made his IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013 and was appointed their captain. Under Sammy’s captaincy, SRH made the playoffs, but his performances were just ordinary. With the bat, Sammy scored a decent 174 runs in 10 games at an average of 29 and with the ball, he took eight wickets at an average of 21. He had done enough to warrant another contract with the franchise in 2014.

His performances took a huge hit as he managed to score just 108 runs in 10 matches and claimed just three wickets. His bad performance with bat and ball led to him being released from his contract the following year.

He then went on to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore for two seasons from 2015-2016. He only played two games for RCB in those two years. He scored 13 runs and went wicketless.

After being released from RCB, he went on to play for Kings XI Punjab in 2017. He never to got play a single game for the franchise and spent his time as a bench warmer.

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