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 17 seasons played, 70 players have captained their team in at least one match.[5]

Rohit Sharma unveils new Adidas collection in November 2016
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' Rohit Sharma has won 6 titles as a player and 5 as a captain making him the joint most successful player (along with Ambati Rayudu) and joint most successful captain in IPL history along with Chennai Super Kings's MS Dhoni.[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 has played 226 matches and won the most number of matches 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, Kumar Sangakkara, and Steven Smith are the only players to captain three teams: Jayawardene has captained Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Sangakkara has captained Kings XI Punjab, Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Smith has captained Pune Warriors India, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiants. 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.

Only two trophy winning captains Iyer and pandya are there who is still captaining a side.[7]

[5]At present, Shreyas Iyer is the only player who is captaining a team and having a trophy with the same side (Kolkata Knight Riders).

Shreyas Iyer is the only captain in the IPL history who took two different sides in the final of the different editions of the IPL. At first he took Delhi Capitals in the final of IPL 2020 where the team lost to Mumbai Indians and In second time he took Kolkata Knight Riders in the final of IPL 2024 where the team won the trophy in the one sided chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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]

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  6. ^ "Indian Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ^ https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/ipl/full-list-of-ipl-winners-their-captains-and-runner-ups-in-league-s-history-124052600401_1.html


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