Establishing a club in the Indian Premier League requires the team to play good cricket throughout the season. This depends majorly on the person leading the team on the field. There have been many captains in the Indian Premier League who have made their clubs proud by lifting the trophy. A team wins the tournament if they have performed well throughout the season with good stats and it reflects on the leadership of the captain as well.
From MS Dhoni to Rohit Sharma, there have been many successful captains in the Indian Premier League history with a good percentage of wins in the tournament.
Top 10 Captains with Highest Winning percentage in IPL
Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | %W | %L |
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MS Dhoni (CSK/RPS) | 2008-2023 | 226 | 133 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 58.84 | 40.26 |
RG Sharma (MI) | 2013-2023 | 158 | 87 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 55.06 | 42.40 |
V Kohli (RCB) | 2011-2023 | 143 | 66 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 46.15 | 48.95 |
G Gambhir (DC/KKR) | 2009-2018 | 129 | 71 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 55.03 | 44.18 |
DA Warner (DC/SRH) | 2013-2023 | 83 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 48.19 | 49.39 |
AC Gilchrist (DCH/KXIP) | 2008-2013 | 74 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 47.29 | 52.70 |
SS Iyer (DC/KKR) | 2018-2024 | 70 | 38 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 54.28 | 41.42 |
KL Rahul (KXIP/LSG/PBKS) | 2020-2024 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 48.43 | 48.43 |
SV Samson (RR) | 2021-2024 | 61 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 50.81 | 47.54 |
SK Warne (RR) | 2008-2011 | 55 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 | 43.63 |
10. Daniel Vettori
Though his tenure as a captain with Royal Challengers, Bangalore was for a year only. He still has an impressive winning percentage as a captain. Daniel had an overall win percentage of 54.5%. This number comes from the 22 matches where Daniel led the Royal Challengers Bangalore side as captain. Despite these impressive stats, he still stepped aside from the captaincy after the 2012–13 season because of the injuries he was struggling with.
9. Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant has been an impeccable player for the Delhi Capitals. he has led the side for a long time. He has produced an impressive performance in his tenure as a captain. Though Delhi has lifted no IPL trophy so far, his winning percentage as a captain is very promising for this team to perform well in the upcoming season of 2024. Rishabh Pant currently has 55% wins in 30 matches that he captained for Delhi Capitals. Rishabh Pant is making a comeback after a brutal accident. Everyone is excited to see the blasting cricket for which he is famous in this Indian Premier League season, 2k24.
8. Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir is one of the big names of Indian cricket who has been a crucial part of the squad for a long time. Stepping into the shoes of captaincy in the Indian Premier League has been tough. But GG did his job well. Out of 129 matches where he captained two of the best Indian Premier League teams, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, he has an impressive record of 71 wins that adds up to 55.4%.
7. Shane Warne
Shane Warne is the name that is engraved in the history books of the Indian Premier League. He was the first captain who won the very first-ever season of the Indian Premier League. If we talk about his win percentage, then he holds a 55.4% record leading Rajasthan Royals in 55 games.
6. Rohit Sharma
The hitman has been leading Mumbai for many years now. He has also led the team to win and even lift the trophy five times in the league. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have been sheer dominant in many seasons of the Indian Premier League’s history. Rohit Sharma has a win percentage of 56.3%, where he led Mumbai to win ways 87 times out of 158 matches.
5. Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble, another legend from the Indian cricket team, has been part of the Indian Premier League in the last days of his cricketing career. He kept the Royal Challengers Bangalore side in 2009–10 season. Although he could not bring home a trophy for the Club, his winning percentage was impressive that season. He captained the team in 26 matches, and his winning percentage was 57.6%.
4. Sachin Tendulkar
Before the era of the hitman, it was the cricket God who was taking care of the squad of Mumbai Indians. In his tenure as a captain, he produced an impeccable winning percentage of 58.8% where he led the team in 59 matches. He let the Mumbai Indians’ side from IPL 2008 to 2011.
3. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
The most successful winning captain for India has been no less in the Indian Premier League. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has lived up to his reputation, whether it is international or domestic. He has brought home five Indian Premier League trophies for Chennai Super Kings and everyone knows how many trophies he has bought for India in the internationals.
Dhoni has a winning percentage of 59.3% which he achieved by winning 133 games out of 226 matches as a captain.
2. Steven Smith
The front-order Australian batsman, Steve Smith, also had good times in the Indian Premier League as a captain. He has captained Pune Warriors India, Rising Pune Supergiants, and Rajasthan Royals. So far, Steve Smith has done pretty well with a winning percentage of 59.5%, where he led his teams in overall 43 matches.
1. Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya was the first appointed captain of the newly formed Gujarat Titans. The very first season as a captain was impressive for Hardik Pandya as he lifted the Indian Premier League and stunned everyone. His winning percentage is 70.9%, and he has captained 31 matches for Gujarat Titans. This season, he is the choice of a captain for Mumbai Indians rather than Rohit Sharma, and it would be interesting to see how this change creates a change in the tournament.
Frequently asked questions:
Which captain and squad look most deadly in this Indian Premier League season 2024?
On paper, the Sunrisers Hyderabad side is looking pretty strong. The World Cup-winning captain, Pat Cummins, leads the team, and it has many players who can finish the game. It would be interesting to note how this team would come back, as they have been pretty dry in these recent seasons.