IPL 2016: Captain’s analysis

The IPL is a perfect stage for skippers to showcase their finest leadership traits. Great teams have great leaders who make things happen. It has been very often that we see an ordinary bunch punch above their weight and stun the opposition. This season we witnessed some highly motivational leadership from captains. Notwithstanding what the eventual fate of the team was in the competition, almost all the skippers performed their duties wonderfully. Some almost single-handedly carried their team till the decisive stage. It would be interesting to see how each captain of the eight franchises performed in the 2-month long championship.

1. Virat Kohli – Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Virat Kohli was highly inspirational throughout the tournament. It was his gritty performances and highly inspirational leadership which single-handedly took RCB to the finals. The tournament favorites were at one stage on a verge of a premature elimination and needed 4 wins out of 5 games at the half-way stage of the tournament to qualify for the knockouts. But, he soaked in the pressure wonderfully and guided his team to the decisive stage of the competition. He showed confidence in his second string bowling attack and brought the best out of them. He also did not hesitate in giving opportunities to uncapped names like Harshal Patel, Sarfraz Khan and Sachin Baby. It was unfortunate to see him lose in the finals but overall he set a great example for others to follow with his leadership skills.