5 big foreign players who will be seen in IPL 2025 mega auction, are the best options for captaincy

It has often been seen in IPL that teams appoint foreign captains. However, till now only three foreign captains have been able to make their team champion and all three of them were Australians. Shane Warne made his team champion in the first season and Adam Gilchrist in his second season. David Warner has also made Sunrisers Hyderabad the champion.

However, sometimes having a foreign captain also causes losses to the team. There will be good options for foreign captaincy in the IPL 2025 auction. Let us know which are the best five options among them.

#5 Sam Curran

England all-rounder Sam Curran is a good leader. In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, he captained Punjab Kings in 11 matches, out of which they won five and lost six. Experienced people of English cricket give a lot of importance to his leadership skills and he is described as like Ben Stokes. It can be beneficial for a team to have a young leader who leads his team by example.

#4 Kane Williamson

New Zealand’s Kane Williamson had taken Sunrisers Hyderabad to the final in 2018. David Warner was not in the team then. The team finished top with 18 points. Under the captaincy of Williamson, Sunrisers completely defeated the opposition teams with their bowling. He won 22 out of 46 matches as captain. Questions definitely arise about his batting in T20, but there is no hesitation about his captaincy skills.

#3 Faf du Plessis

This year Faf du Plessis has led St. Lucia Kings to the Caribbean Premier League title. His team also played in the knockout in SA20. Despite being 40, his batting and fielding is excellent. He is an aggressive opener and can fit into any team. He has won 50 percent of the matches in IPL. He can become the captain of a team that is trying to groom a young leader. In the IPL too, the franchises will be focusing on Du Plessis, who made the Punjab Kings franchise a champion.

#2 Aiden Markram

The last two seasons in the IPL were not special for South Africa’s Aiden Markram as a batsman. However, as captain, he has led his team to two titles in SA20. Recently he also took South Africa to the T20 World Cup final. Markram’s recent form is bad, but despite this, it cannot be denied that he is a very aggressive T20 batsman and has also proved his captaincy ability.

#1 Jos Buttler

England’s white ball cricket captain is Jos Buttler and has also won the T20 World Cup for his country. He faces constant pressure and his batting is also amazing. Butler has the ability to score consecutive half-centuries or centuries. Apart from being an aggressive opener, who would not want a player who is also a wicketkeeper and has good captaincy skills? Many teams can come after Butler in the auction.