Prithvi Shaw

A born leader, a sensational batter, Prithvi Shaw has captained several teams. He led Mumbai to lift their fourth Vijay Hazare Cup in March 2021. In that season, Shaw amassed 827 runs and finished as the highest run-scorer of the tournament. In 2018, he captained India U-19 to the triumph. If he replicates his domestic streaks in the IPL seasons, he can snare the captaincy boots in the future.

His career has been that of a rollercoaster rider, got the national call, but his patchy form led to exclusion. Then he went back to the domestic cricket and ticked off the right kind of records. 

The IPL franchises are aware of his skills and may utilise his captaincy expertise as well.