There are many players who have taken wickets and taken many wickets while being captain in IPL. Among them, there are 5 first which are Shane Warne who is on this list twice, Pat Cummins, Anil Kumble, Ravichandran Ashwin
Pat cummins most successful IPL player can bat and bowl. First in 2014. He is playing IPL for Kolkata, then he returned again in 2015. Then in 2016 he did not play, in 2017 he played again with Delhi Daredevils, and in 2018 and 2019 he did not play once more in IPL. Bought by KKR for 15.5 crores in 2020, he was the most expensive cricketer at that time. In 2021 and 2022, KKR bounced back and played well.
Cummins took 38 wickets in IPL from 2014 to 2021,9 wickets in 7 matches in 2022 and scored 93 runs at batting rate. Cummins scored 50 runs with Mumbai in one match. He did not play IPL to prepare for ashes for the country in 2023.
And Pat Cummins got a new team in 2024,his His new team Sunriser Hyderabad bought him for 20.5 crore rupees. And wanted to improve their poor performance of 2 to 3 years by taking a senior player like him in the team. So SRH made him captain of the team to utilize his experience. And he takes that responsibility well. So far, has taken 17 wickets, 2 wickets away from breaking Shane Warne’s record.
Shane Warne is number one on this list. The late Shane Warner was the captain of Rajasthan Royals in 2008, the first year of IPL. And he made a record. Picked up 19 wickets. The highest record of any player in IPL while being the captain. In 2009,Shane Warne took 14 wickets, making him number 5 on the list.
Anil Kumble is number third in this list. In 2010, Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain and former Indian cricketer and Indian Test captain Anil Kumble held the record with 17 wickets.
Ravichandran Ashwin is fourth in this list. In 2019,Punjab captain and Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin held a record 17 wickets in the IPL.
Pat cummins has one more match, which is the IPL 2024 final, where he plays against KKR. And Cummins now with 17 wickets, has a chance to overtake Shane Warne