List of Indian Premier League captains

MS Dhoni holds the record of most matches and wins as a captain in the IPL

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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Rohit Sharma shares the record for the most IPL titles as captain with MS Dhoni (five titles each) Symbol  | Meaning

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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

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The 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].

Indian Premier League captains[6][7] Player  | Nationality[c] | First  | Last  | Matches  | Team(s)  | Won  | Lost  | Tied  | NR  | Win%  | Titles

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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
Virat Kohli |  India | 2011 | 2023  | 143  | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 66  | 70 | 3 | 4  | 46.15  |
Gautam Gambhir |  India | 2009 | 2018  | 129  | Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata Knight Riders | 71  | 57 | 1 | 0  | 55.03  | 2
David Warner |  Australia | 2013 | 2023  | 83  | Delhi Capitals
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 40  | 41 | 2 | 0  | 48.19  | 1
Adam Gilchrist |  Australia | 2008 | 2013  | 74  | Deccan Chargers
Kings XI Punjab | 35  | 39 | 0 | 0  | 47.29  | 1
Shreyas Iyer[†] |  India | 2018 | 2024  | 69  | Delhi Capitals
Kolkata Knight Riders | 37  | 29 | 2 | 1  | 53.62  | 1
K. L. Rahul[†] |  India | 2020 | 2023  | 64  | Kings XI Punjab
Lucknow Super Giants | 31  | 31 | 2 | 0  | 48.43  |
Sanju Samson[†] |  India | 2021 | 2024  | 57  | Rajasthan Royals | 30  | 27 | 0 | 0  | 52.63  |
Shane Warne |  Australia | 2008  | 2011  | 55  | Rajasthan Royals | 30  | 24  | 1  | 0  | 54.55  | 1
Virender Sehwag |  India | 2008 | 2015  | 53  | Delhi Daredevils
Kings XI Punjab | 28  | 24 | 1 | 0  | 52.83  |
Sachin Tendulkar |  India | 2008 | 2011  | 51  | Mumbai Indians | 30  | 21 | 0 | 0  | 58.82  |
Rahul Dravid |  India | 2008 | 2013  | 48  | Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 22  | 26 | 0 | 0  | 45.83  |
Kumar Sangakkara |  Sri Lanka | 2010 | 2013  | 47  | Kings XI Punjab
Deccan Chargers
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15  | 30 | 2 | 0  | 34.04  |
Kane Williamson |  New Zealand | 2018 | 2022  | 46  | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 22  | 23 | 1 | 0  | 47.83  |
Hardik Pandya[†] |  India | 2022 | 2023  | 45  | Gujarat Titans
Mumbai Indians | 26  | 19 | 0 | 0  | 57.77  | 1
Yuvraj Singh |  India | 2008 | 2011  | 43  | Kings XI Punjab
Pune Warriors India | 21  | 21 | 0 | 1  | 50.00  |
Dinesh Karthik |  India | 2010 | 2020  | 43  | Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata Knight Riders | 21  | 21 | 1 | 0  | 50.00  |
Steven Smith |  Australia | 2012 | 2020  | 43  | Pune Warriors India
Rising Pune Supergiant
Rajasthan Royals | 25  | 17 | 0 | 1  | 58.13  |
Saurav Ganguly |  India | 2008 | 2012  | 42  | Kolkata Knight Riders
Pune Warriors India | 17  | 25 | 0 | 0  | 40.47  |
Rishabh Pant[†] |  India | 2021 | 2024  | 42  | Delhi Capitals | 22  | 19 | 1 | 0  | 53.57  |
Faf du Plessis[†] |  South Africa | 2022 | 2023  | 39  | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 19  | 20 | 0 | 0  | 48.71  |
Suresh Raina |  India | 2010 | 2019  | 34  |

* Chennai Super Kings
* Gujarat Lions

| 14  | 18 | 2 | 0  | 44.11  |
Mahela Jayawardene |  Sri Lanka | 2010 | 2013  | 30  | Kings XI Punjab
Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Delhi Daredevils | 10  | 19 | 1 | 0  | 35.00  |
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  |
Shikhar Dhawan |  India | 2014 | 2023  | 27  | Sunrisers Hyderabad
Punjab Kings | 10  | 17 | 0 | 0  | 37.03  |
Anil Kumble |  India | 2009 | 2010  | 26  | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15  | 11 | 0 | 0  | 57.69  |
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  |
Eoin Morgan |  England | 2020 | 2021  | 24  | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11  | 12 | 1 | 0  | 47.91  |
Zaheer Khan |  India | 2016 | 2017  | 23  | Delhi Daredevils | 10  | 13 | 0 | 0  | 43.47  |
Daniel Vettori |  New Zealand | 2011 | 2012  | 22  | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12  | 10 | 0 | 0  | 54.54  |
Harbhajan Singh |  India | 2008 | 2012  | 20  | Mumbai Indians | 10  | 10 | 0 | 0  | 50.00  |
Kevin Pietersen |  England | 2009 | 2014  | 17  | Delhi Daredevils
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3  | 14 | 0 | 0  | 17.64  |
JP Duminy |  South Africa | 2015 | 2016  | 16  | Delhi Daredevils | 6  | 9 | 0 | 1  | 40.00  |
Brendon McCullum |  New Zealand | 2009 | 2016  | 14  | Kolkata Knight Riders
Gujarat Lions | 3  | 10 | 1 | 0  | 25.00  |
Glenn Maxwell |  Australia | 2017 | 2017  | 14  | Kings XI Punjab | 7  | 7 | 0 | 0  | 50.00  |
Mayank Agarwal |  India | 2021 | 2022  | 14  | Punjab Kings | 7  | 7 | 0 | 0  | 50.00  |
Nitish Rana |  India | 2023 | 2023  | 14  | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6  | 8 | 0 | 0  | 42.86  |
Pat Cummins[†] |  Australia | 2024 | 2024  | 14  | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8  | 6 | 0 | 0  | 57.14  |
Ruturaj Gaikwad[†] |  India | 2024 | 2024  | 14  | Chennai Super Kings | 7  | 7 | 0 | 0  | 50.00  |
Aiden Markram |  South Africa | 2023 | 2023  | 13  | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 4  | 9 | 0 | 0  | 30.77  |
Cameron White |  Australia | 2011 | 2013  | 12  | Deccan Chargers
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7  | 5 | 0 | 0  | 58.33  |
David Hussey |  Australia | 2012 | 2013  | 12  | Kings XI Punjab |  | 6  | 6 | 0 | 0  | 50.00  |
Shubman Gill[†] |  India | 2024 | 2024  | 12  | Gujarat Titans | 5  | 7 | 0 | 0  | 41.66  |
Sam Curran[†] |  England | 2023 | 2024  | 11  | Punjab Kings | 5  | 6 | 0 | 0  | 45.45  |
Aaron Finch |  Australia | 2013 | 2013  | 10  | Pune Warriors India | 2  | 8 | 0 | 0  | 20.00  |
Murali Vijay |  India | 2016 | 2016  | 8  | Kings XI Punjab | 3  | 5 | 0 | 0  | 37.50  |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |  India | 2019 | 2023  | 8  | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2  | 6 | 0 | 0  | 28.57  |
Ravindra Jadeja |  India | 2022 | 2022  | 8  | Chennai Super Kings | 2  | 6 | 0 | 0  | 25.00  |
V. V. S. Laxman |  India | 2008 | 2008  | 6  | Deccan Chargers | 1  | 5 | 0 | 0  | 16.66  |
Ricky Ponting |  Australia | 2013 | 2013  | 6  | Mumbai Indians | 3  | 3 | 0 | 0  | 50.00  |
David Miller |  South Africa | 2016 | 2016  | 6  | Kings XI Punjab | 1  | 5 | 0 | 0  | 16.66  |
Kieron Pollard |  West Indies | 2019 | 2021  | 6  | Mumbai Indians | 4  | 2 | 0 | 0  | 66.66  |
Krunal Pandya |  India | 2023 | 2023  | 6  | Lucknow Super Giants | 3  | 2 | 0 | 1  | 50.00  |
Angelo Mathews |  Sri Lanka | 2013 | 2013  | 5  | Pune Warriors India | 1  | 4 | 0 | 0  | 20.00  |
Shaun Pollock |  South Africa | 2008 | 2008  | 4  | Mumbai Indians | 3  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 75.00  |
Darren Sammy |  West Indies | 2014 | 2014  | 4  | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2  | 2 | 0 | 0  | 50.00  |
James Hopes |  Australia | 2011 | 2011  | 3  | Delhi Daredevils | 0  | 2 | 0 | 1  | 0.00  |
Karun Nair |  India | 2017 | 2017  | 3  | Delhi Daredevils | 2  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 66.66  |
Rashid Khan |  Afghanistan | 2022 | 2023  | 2  | Gujarat Titans | 1  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 50.00  |
Dwayne Bravo |  West Indies | 2010 | 2010  | 1  | Mumbai Indians | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 0.00  |
Parthiv Patel |  India | 2011 | 2011  | 1  | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 0.00  |
Ross Taylor |  New Zealand | 2013 | 2013  | 1  | Pune Warriors India | 1  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 100.00  |
Manish Pandey |  India | 2021 | 2021  | 1  | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 0.00  |
Suryakumar Yadav |  India | 2023 | 2023  | 1  | Mumbai Indians | 1  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 100.00  |
Jitesh Sharma |  India | 2024 | 2024  | 1  | Punjab Kings | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 0.00  |

## Notes

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† denotes players who captained their sides in the 2024 season.

1. ^ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
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. ^ Represents the primary nationality as per ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

## References

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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. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
4. ^ "Happy Birthday IPL: Original Teams, Captains in 2009; IPL Revenue Growth From 2008 to 2023". mykhel. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
5. ^ "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.
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11. ^ "Shreyas Iyer creates history". Times Now. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

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Indian Premier League winning captains

* 2008:  Warne (RR)
* 2009:  Gilchrist (DEC)
* 2010:  Dhoni (CSK)
* 2011:  Dhoni (CSK)
* 2012:  Gambhir (KKR)
* 2013:  Sharma (MI)
* 2014:  Gambhir (KKR)
* 2015:  Sharma (MI)
* 2016:  Warner (SRH)
* 2017:  Sharma (MI)
* 2018:  Dhoni (CSK)
* 2019:  Sharma (MI)
* 2020:  Sharma (MI)
* 2021:  Dhoni (CSK)
* 2022:  Pandya (GT)
* 2023:  Dhoni (CSK)
* 2024:  Iyer (KKR)

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| Chennai Super Kings|

* M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

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Delhi Capitals|

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Gujarat Titans|

* Narendra Modi Stadium

Kolkata Knight Riders|

* Eden Gardens

Lucknow Super Giants|

* Ekana Cricket Stadium

Mumbai Indians|

* Wankhede Stadium

Punjab Kings|

* Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium
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Rajasthan Royals|

* Sawai Mansingh Stadium
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Royal Challengers Bangalore|

* M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Sunrisers Hyderabad|

* Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

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