KL Rahul: 6
Although KL Rahul was spectacular with the bat, his team did not do well in IPL 2021. Punjab Kings won just 3 matches out of 8 and finished on the 6th spot in IPL 2021 points table. Punjab Kings suffered in bowling and batting a lot, as the new faces in the team found it hard to give their best.
However, KL Rahul was brilliant with the bat. He was the 2nd highest run-scorer with 331 runs in 7 matches. Among all the captains of IPL 2021, KL Rahul was the best performer. He gets a rating of 6 out of 10 for his captaincy and gets the 5th spot.