List of Indian Premier League captains information
In cricket, a captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities.[1][2] The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India,[3] which has been held annually since its first edition in 2008.[4] In the 17 seasons played, 60 players have captained their team in at least one match.[5]
Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni both hold the record of most titles as captain in Indian Premier League with 5 titles each.MS Dhoni also holds the record of Highest win%, Most wins, Most Matches, Most Finals, Most Playoffs, Most Sixes, Most Man of the matches, Most seasons as a captain in Indian Premier League
Mumbai Indians's Rohit Sharma has won 6 titles as a player and 5 as a captain making him the joint most successful player(with Ambati Rayudu) and joint most successful captain in IPL history. Chennai Super Kings's Mahendra Singh Dhoni also has 5 title wins. [5] With the highest win–loss percentage among successful captains who have captained over 44 matches, MS Dhoni is the captain and player who has played most number of finals and qualified for most times in the playoffs, He is renowned around the world by the moniker Captain Cool. Dhoni has played 226 matches and won the most no. Of matches playing as a captain with 133, and has also lost the most matches playing as a captain with 91,[6][5] where as Rohit Sharma has a second place with 5 titles. Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara and Steven Smith are the only players to captain three teams: the former has captained Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, whereas the latter has captained Kings XI Punjab, Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad and the other has captained Pune Warriors India, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiants.[5]
James Hopes of the Daredevils has captained the most matches without registering a win; he led his team in three matches, two of which were lost and one ended with no result.[5] Six players have captained the Daredevils, the Indians and the Warriors each; five players have captained the Kings XI and the Royal Challengers each; four players have captained the Deccan Chargers; three players have captained the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals each; whereas two players have captained the Super Kings and the Tuskers each.[5]
The list includes those players who have captained their team in at least one IPL match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by last name.[α][β][γ]
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