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][5]
In the 17 seasons played till 2024, 70 players have captained their team in at least one match.[6] Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma and Chennai Super Kings's MS Dhoni are the most successful captains with five IPL titles each.[7][8] Dhoni also holds the records for most matches (226) and most wins (133) as a captain.[9][6] Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, and Steven Smith are the only players to have captained three different teams.[10][6] Shreyas Iyer is the only captain to have led two different sides to the finals of the IPL.[11]
Key
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| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| First | Year of the first IPL match as a captain |
| Last | Year of latest IPL match as a captain |
| Matches | 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[a] |
| [†] | Players who captained their sides in the 2024 season |
Captains
editThe list includes those players who have captained an IPL team in at least one IPL match. The list is organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by the date of first match as captain.[b].
Notes
edit† denotes players who captained their sides in the 2024 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Represents the primary nationality as per ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ICC Members- India". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Happy Birthday IPL: Original Teams, Captains in 2009; IPL Revenue Growth From 2008 to 2023". mykhel. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "IPL auction 2011: Teams to spend big for top cricketers". The Economic Times. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Most matches as captain for Indian Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Full list of IPL winners, their captains and runner-ups in league's history". Business Standard. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "List of captains to win IPL". Khel Now. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Best captains in IPL". Jagran Josh. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Full list of IPL captains to have led two or more teams in Indian Premier League". Sportstar. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Shreyas Iyer creates history". Times Now. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.