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 six seasons played, 34 players have captained their team in at least one match.[5]

The Chennai Super Kings's Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played the most number of matches as a captain, leading the team in 96 matches with a win–loss percentage of 61.05.[5] The best win–loss percentage among captains who have captained more than ten matches, Mumbai Indians's Rohit Sharma has the best win–loss percentage: 76.92.[5] Dhoni has won the most number of matches playing as a captain, with 58; whereas Adam Gilchrist has lost the most number of matches playing as a captain: 39.[5] Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara are the only players to captain three teams: the former has captained the Delhi Daredevils, the Kings XI Punjab and the Kochi Tuskers Kerala, whereas the latter has captained the Deccan Chargers, the Kings XI, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad.[5]

James Hopes of the Daredevils have captained the most number of 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.[lower-greek 1][lower-greek 2][lower-greek 3]

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% Percentage of games won to those captained[lower-greek 4]

List of IPL captains

Indian Premier League captains[5]
Player[6] Nationality[lower-greek 5] First Last Mat Team(s) Won Lost Tied NR Win%
Miller, DavidDavid Miller  South Africa 2016 2016 6 Kings XI Punjab 1 5 0 0 16.66
Dhoni, Mahendra SinghMahendra Singh Dhoni  India 2008 2015 139 78 50 0 1 59.09
Gambhir, GautamGautam Gambhir  India 2009 2015 93 53 38 0 2 55.79
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist  Australia 2008 2013 74 35 39 0 0 47.29
Warne, ShaneShane Warne  Australia 2008 2011 55 Rajasthan Royals 30 24 1 0 54.54
Kohli, ViratVirat Kohli  India 2011 2015 55 Royal Challengers Bangalore 36 28 2 3 47.5
Sehwag, VirenderVirender Sehwag  India 2008 2015 53 Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab 28 25 0 0 52.83
Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar  India 2008 2011 51 Mumbai Indians 31 22 0 0 60.78
Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid  India 2008 2013 48 22 26 0 0 45.83
Sangakkara, KumarKumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 2010 2013 47 15 30 2 0 31.91
Sharma, RohitRohit Sharma  India 2013 2015 44 Mumbai Indians 27 17 0 0 61.36
Singh, YuvrajYuvraj Singh  India 2008 2011 43 21 21 0 1 48.83
Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly  India 2008 2012 42 17 25 0 0 40.48
Bailey, GeorgeGeorge Bailey  Australia 2014 2015 36 Kings XI Punjab 16 19 1 0 44.44
Jayawardene, MahelaMahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 2010 2013 30 10 19 1 0 33.33
Kumble, AnilAnil Kumble  India 2009 2010 26 Royal Challengers Bangalore 15 11 0 0 57.69
Vettori, DanielDaniel Vettori  New Zealand 2011 2012 22 Royal Challengers Bangalore 12 10 0 0 54.54
Watson, ShaneShane Watson  Australia 2008 2015 21 Rajasthan Royals 8 11 1 1 38.09
Singh, HarbhajanHarbhajan Singh  India 2008 2012 20 Mumbai Indians 10 10 0 0 50.00
Pietersen, KevinKevin Pietersen  England 2009 2014 17 Royal Challengers Bangalore 3 14 0 0 17.64
Warner, DavidDavid Warner  Australia 2014 2015 16 Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad 7 9 0 0 43.75
Duminy, Jean PaulJean Paul Duminy  South Africa 2015 2015 14 Delhi Daredevils 5 8 0 1 35.71
McCullum, BrendonBrendon McCullum  New Zealand 2009 2009 13 Kolkata Knight Riders 3 9 1 0 26.92
Smith, SteveSteve Smith  Australia 2012 2015 13 9 3 0 1 69.23
Hussey, DavidDavid Hussey  Australia 2012 2013 12 Kings XI Punjab 6 6 0 0 50.00
White, CameronCameron White  Australia 2011 2013 12 7 5 0 0 58.33
Dhawan, ShikharShikhar Dhawan  India 2014 2014 10 Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 6 0 0 40.00
Finch, AaronAaron Finch  Australia 2013 2013 10 Pune Warriors India 2 8 0 0 20.00
Karthik, DineshDinesh Karthik  India 2010 2014 6 Delhi Daredevils 2 4 0 0 33.33
Laxman, V. V. S.V. V. S. Laxman  India 2008 2008 6 Deccan Chargers 1 5 0 0 16.66
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting  Australia 2013 2013 6 Mumbai Indians 3 3 0 0 50.00
Mathews, AngeloAngelo Mathews  Sri Lanka 2013 2013 5 Pune Warriors India 1 4 0 0 20.00
Pollock, ShaunShaun Pollock  South Africa 2008 2008 4 Mumbai Indians 3 1 0 0 75.00
Sammy, DarrenDarren Sammy  West Indies 2014 2014 4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 2 2 0 0 50.00
Hopes, JamesJames Hopes  Australia 2011 2011 3 Delhi Daredevils 0 2 0 1 0.00
Raina, SureshSuresh Raina  India 2010 2010 3 1 1 1 0 33.33
Bravo, DwayneDwayne Bravo  West Indies 2010 2010 1 Mumbai Indians 0 1 0 0 0.00
Patel, ParthivParthiv Patel  India 2011 2011 1 Kochi Tuskers Kerala 0 1 0 0 0.00
Taylor, RossRoss Taylor  New Zealand 2013 2013 1 Pune Warriors India 1 0 0 0 100.00
Khan, ZaheerZaheer Khan  India 2016 2016 1 Delhi Daredevils 0 1 0 0 0.00

Notes

  1. ↑ To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the Table sort icon icon in the column title.
  2. ↑ These statistics do not cover the games played in other tournaments such as the Champions League Twenty20, the British Asian Cup or the 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders tour of Australia.
  3. ↑ These statistics are correct as of the 2013 season.
  4. ↑ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
  5. ↑ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Australia; Frank Pyke; Ken Davis (8 March 2010). Cutting Edge Cricket. Human Kinetics. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7360-7902-0. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Ken Davis; Neil Buszard (5 April 2011). Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game. Human Kinetics. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7360-9078-0. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "ICC Members- India". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "IPL auction 2011: Teams to spend big for top cricketers". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Indian Premier League / Records / Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  6. ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/engine/records/individual/most_matches_as_captain.html?id=117;type=trophy
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