List of Indian Premier League captains
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 15 seasons played, 60 players have captained their team in at least one match.[5]
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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]
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| First | Year of the first IPL match as a captain |
| Last | Year of latest IPL match as a captain |
| Mat | Number of matches as a captain |
| Team(s) | Team(s) for which the player has played as captain in at least one match |
| Won | Number of games won |
| Lost | Number of games lost |
| Tied | Number of games tied |
| NR | Number of games with no result
|
| Win% | The percentage of games won by that captain[δ] |
Captains
The following list is arranged by most number of wins in descending order.
| Player | Nationality[ε] | First | Last | Mat | Team(s) | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
|
 India |
2008 | 2023 | 226 | Chennai Super Kings Rising Pune Supergiant |
133 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 58.84 | 5 |
| Rohit Sharma | India |
2013 | 2023 | 158 | Mumbai Indians | 87 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 55.06 | 5 |
| Gautam Gambhir | India |
2009 | 2018 | 129 | Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata Knight Riders |
71 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 55.42 | 2 |
| Virat Kohli | India |
2011 | 2023 | 143 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 66 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 46.15 | |
| David Warner |  Australia |
2013 | 2023 | 83 | Delhi Capitals Sunrisers Hyderabad |
40 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 | 1 |
| Adam Gilchrist | Australia |
2008 | 2013 | 74 | Kings XI Punjab
|
35 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 47.29 | 1 |
| Shreyas Iyer | India |
2018 | 2024 | 61 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 50.81 | ||
| Sachin Tendulkar | India |
2008 | 2011 | 51 | Mumbai Indians | 30 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 58.82 | |
| Shane Warne | Australia
|
2008 | 2011 | 55 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | India |
2008 | 2015 | 53 | Kings XI Punjab
|
28 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 52.83 | |
| Sanju Samson | India |
2021 | 2024 | 52 | Rajasthan Royals | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 53.84 | |
K. L. Rahul
|
India |
2020 | 2023 | 56 | Kings XI Punjab Lucknow Super Giants |
27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48.21 | |
Steven Smith
|
Australia |
2012 | 2020 | 43 | Pune Warriors India Rising Pune Supergiant Rajasthan Royals |
25 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 59.52 | |
| Hardik Pandya | India |
2022 | 2023 | 37 | Gujarat Titans Mumbai Indians |
24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 64.86 | 1 |
| Rahul Dravid | India |
2008 | 2013 | 48 | Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore |
22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 45.83 | |
| Kane Williamson |  New Zealand |
2018 | 2022 | 46 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 22 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 47.83 | |
| Dinesh Karthik | India |
2010 | 2020 | 43 | Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Knight Riders |
21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Yuvraj Singh | India |
2008 | 2011 | 43 | Kings XI Punjab Pune Warriors India |
21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Rishabh Pant | India |
2021 | 2022 | 36 | Delhi Capitals | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
Saurav Ganguly
|
India |
2008 | 2012 | 42 | Kolkata Knight Riders Pune Warriors India |
17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 40.47 | |
| Faf du Plessis |  South Africa |
2022 | 2023 | 34 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 44.11 | |
| Anil Kumble | India |
2009 | 2010 | 26 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 57.69 | |
| Kumar Sangakkara |  Sri Lanka |
2010 | 2013 | 47 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 34.04 | ||
| Suresh Raina | India |
2010 | 2019 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 44.11 | ||
| George Bailey | Australia |
2014 | 2015 | 30 | Kings XI Punjab |
14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 46.66 | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India |
2018 | 2019 | 28 | Kings XI Punjab |
12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand |
2011 | 2012 | 22 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 | |
| Eoin Morgan |  England |
2020 | 2021 | 24 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 47.91 | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India |
2014 | 2023 | 27 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Punjab Kings |
10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 37.03 | |
| Zaheer Khan | India |
2016 | 2017 | 23 | Delhi Daredevils |
10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 43.47 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | India |
2008 | 2012 | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka |
2010 | 2013 | 30 | Delhi Daredevils |
10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 35.00 | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | India |
2017 | 2019 | 25 | Rajasthan Royals Rising Pune Supergiant |
9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | |
| Shane Watson | Australia |
2008 | 2017 | 24 | Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore |
8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 39.13 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | India |
2021 | 2022 | 14 | Punjab Kings | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia |
2017 | 2017 | 14 | Kings XI Punjab |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Cameron White | Australia |
2011 | 2013 | 12 | Deccan Chargers Sunrisers Hyderabad |
7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 | |
| JP Duminy | South Africa |
2015 | 2016 | 16 | Delhi Daredevils |
6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 | |
| David Hussey | Australia |
2012 | 2013 | 12 | Kings XI Punjab |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Nitish Rana | India |
2023 | 2023 | 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Pat Cummins | Australia |
2024 | 2024 | 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | India |
2024 | 2024 | 6 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Aiden Markram | South Africa |
2023 | 2023 | 13 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 | |
| Kieron Pollard |  West Indies |
2019 | 2021 | 6 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Shubman Gill | India |
2024 | 2024 | 6 | Gujarat Titans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand |
2009 | 2016 | 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders Gujarat Lions |
3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Krunal Pandya | India |
2023 | 2023 | 6 | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Kevin Pietersen | England |
2009 | 2014 | 17 | Delhi Daredevils Royal Challengers Bangalore |
3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17.64 | |
| Shaun Pollock | South Africa |
2008 | 2008 | 4 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia |
2013 | 2013 | 6 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Murali Vijay | India |
2016 | 2016 | 8 | Kings XI Punjab |
3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | |
| Sam Curran | England |
2023 | 2024 | 4 | Punjab Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Aaron Finch | Australia |
2013 | 2013 | 10 | Pune Warriors India | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | India |
2022 | 2022 | 8 | Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India |
2019 | 2023 | 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Karun Nair | India |
2017 | 2017 | 3 | Delhi Daredevils |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
Darren Sammy
|
West Indies |
2014 | 2014 | 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Rashid Khan |  Afghanistan |
2022 | 2023 | 2 | Gujarat Titans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
V. V. S. Laxman
|
India |
2008 | 2008 | 6 | Deccan Chargers | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |
| Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka |
2013 | 2013 | 5 | Pune Warriors India | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| David Miller | South Africa |
2016 | 2016 | 6 | Kings XI Punjab |
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand |
2013 | 2013 | 1 | Pune Warriors India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India |
2023 | 2023 | 1 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | West Indies |
2010 | 2010 | 1 | Mumbai Indians | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| James Hopes | Australia |
2011 | 2011 | 3 | Delhi Daredevils |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Manish Pandey | India |
2021 | 2021 | 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Parthiv Patel | India |
2011 | 2011 | 1 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Updated: 16 April 2024[7] | |||||||||||
Notes
- ^ To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the
icon in the column title.
- 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders tour of Australia.
- ^ These statistics are correct as of the 2013 season.
- ^ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
- ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
References
- ISBN 978-0-7360-7902-0. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-7360-9078-0. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "ICC Members- India". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "IPL auction 2011: Teams to spend big for top cricketers". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Indian Premier League / Records / Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Indian Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Most Matches as Captain". ESPNcricinfo. 22 June 2013.
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