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mediumMS Dhoni captained the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise in its debut IPL season in 2016. Who replaced him as captain for the 2017 season?
✓Steve Smith60%
BAjinkya Rahane20%
CFaf du Plessis20%
DBen Stokes0%
Answer Explanation
Steve Smith replaced MS Dhoni as captain of the Pune franchise for 2017, when it also dropped the final 's' to become Rising Pune Supergiant. Smith led them to the final, which they lost to Mumbai Indians by 1 run.
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60% of quiz players who faced this question picked Steve Smith. That makes it harder than most IPL questions, where 67% get it right on average. The most popular wrong answer was Ajinkya Rahane (20%).
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Steve Smith in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 125 | 10,920 | 56.0 | 239 | 19 | 3/18 |
| ODI | 170 | 5,800 | 43.3 | 164 | 28 | 3/16 |
| T20I | 66 | 1,090 | 25.3 | 90 | 17 | 3/20 |
International career numbers, kept up to date. Full Steve Smith profile
MS Dhoni in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 90 | 4,876 | 38.1 | 224 | 0 | - |
| ODI | 350 | 10,773 | 50.6 | 183* | 1 | 1/14 |
| T20I | 98 | 1,617 | 37.6 | 56 | 0 | - |
International career numbers, kept up to date. Full MS Dhoni profile
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