Highlights 1 Rising Pune Supergiants have appointed Steve Smith as the new skipper. 2 Under Dhoni, RPS won only five of their 14 matches in the IPL 9. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been sacked as the captain of the Rising Pune Supergiants for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. The franchise has appointed Australia's Steve Smith as the new skipper. (Latest Cricket stories)"We have opted for Steve Smith as captain of RPS for the forthcoming IPL season," RPS owner Sanjeev Goenka told India Today.

Source: India Today February 19, 2017 07:34 UTC