- AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers another great of the game never captained an IPL side ever. He has led South Africa in One day international and T20I format from 2012-2017. Last year, he stepped down from the captaincy post. He comes at the number in leading run-getter of this prestigious tournament with 3517 runs from 130 matches.
He played for Delhi Daredevils from 2008-2010. From 2011 onwards, the South African great has been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise. AB de Villiers scored 513 runs from 16 matches in 2015 edition with an average of 46.63. In 2016 edition also, the South African great continued his brilliant form scoring 687 runs from 16 matches with an average of 52.84.
He had never captained an IPL side ever but entertained the crowds with his innovative batting. AB de Villiers would have been a successful captain with his skills and crowd support.
