SPD Smith has been appointed as the captain to lead Rising Pune in IPL 2017. He becomes the third cricketer to lead three teams in IPL. Others are KC Sangakkara {Deccan, Punjab, Sunrisers} and DPMD Jayawardene {Delhi, Punjab, Kochi}. Interestingly enough, all these three cricketers are overseas cricketers
| No |
Player |
Teams |
| 1 |
KC Sangakkara |
Deccan, Punjab, Sunrisers |
| 2 |
DPMD Jayawardene |
Delhi, Punjab, Kochi |
| 3 |
SPD Smith |
Pune, Rajasthan,Ris Pune |
SR Watson has been appointed as the captain to lead Rising Pune in IPL 2017. He becomes the 13th cricketer to lead two teams in IPL. {Cricketers who have led or going to lead three teams excluded}. The following table lists all the thirteen captains
| No |
Player |
Teams |
| 1 |
MS Dhoni |
Chennai, Rising Pune |
| 2 |
G Gambhir |
Delhi, Kolkata |
| 3 |
AC Gilchrist |
Deccan, Punjab |
| 4 |
V Sehwag |
Delhi, Punjab |
| 5 |
R Dravid |
Rajasthan, Bangalore |
| 6 |
Yuvraj Singh |
Punjab, Pune |
| 7 |
SC Ganguly |
Kolkata, Pune |
| 8 |
DA Warner |
Delhi, Sunrisers |
| 9 |
SR Watson |
Rajasthan, Bangalore |
| 10 |
SK Raina |
Chennai, Gujarat |
| 11 |
KP Pietersen |
Delhi, Bangalore |
| 12 |
BB McCullum |
Gujarat, Kolkata |
| 13 |
CL White |
Deccan, Sunrisers |
SR Watson become the sixth overseas cricketer to lead exact two teams in IPL. He also becomes the fourth Australian cricketer to accomplish the feat. Others are – AC Gilchrist, DA Warner and CL White
| No |
Player |
Teams |
| 1 |
AC Gilchrist |
Deccan, Punjab |
| 2 |
DA Warner |
Delhi, Sunrisers |
| 3 |
SR Watson |
Rajasthan, Bangalore |
| 4 |
KP Pietersen |
Delhi, Bangalore |
| 5 |
BB McCullum |
Gujarat, Kolkata |
| 6 |
CL White |
Deccan, Sunrisers |
SR Watson is set to become the sixth captain to lead Royal Challengers, Bangalore in IPL games. The following table lists all the six captains
| No |
Player |
Teams |
| 1 |
V Kohli |
Bangalore |
| 2 |
R Dravid |
Bangalore |
| 3 |
A Kumble |
Bangalore |
| 4 |
DL Vettori |
Bangalore |
| 5 |
SR Watson |
Bangalore |
| 6 |
KP Pietersen |
Bangalore |
The following table lists the performance of five captains who have led Royal Challengers, Bangalore in IPL games
| No |
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
NR |
| 1 |
V Kohli |
2011-2016 |
72 |
36 |
31 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
A Kumble |
2009-2010 |
26 |
15 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
DL Vettori |
2011-2012 |
22 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
R Dravid |
2008-2008 |
14 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
KP Pietersen |
2009-2009 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
SR Watson is set to become the second captain to lead Rajasthan and Bangalore teams in IPL after R Dravid. R Dravid first led Bangalore and then Rajasthan. SR Watson has led Rajasthan first and now set to lead Bangalore
| No |
Player |
Teams |
| 1 |
R Dravid |
Rajasthan, Bangalore |
| 2 |
SR Watson |
Rajasthan, Bangalore |
SR Watson would become the third captain to lead Bangalore and then another team in IPL after R Dravid and KP Pietersen. R Dravid has led Rajasthan and Bangalore while KP Pietersen has led Delhi and Bangalore
| No |
Player |
Teams |
| 1 |
R Dravid |
Rajasthan, Bangalore |
| 2 |
SR Watson |
Rajasthan, Bangalore |
| 3 |
KP Pietersen |
Delhi, Bangalore |