IPL 2018: Three players who can replace Steven Smith as Rajasthan Royals captain

#1 Ajinkya Rahane

Rahane is one of the senior most players in the Royals squad

One of the safest choices that Rajasthan Royals have for the captaincy role is Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane has years of IPL experience behind him and has been growing as a leader over the years.

In the absence of Steven Smith, he captained Rising Pune Supergiant in a couple of matches last year. Apart from this, Rahane has captained the Indian team in a couple of series, and the way he handled things in the tense last test of the Test series against Australia at Dharamsala last year was appreciated by one and all.

Keeping in mind all these factors, Rahane is the top contender to lead the Royals this year.