Best IPL Team Captain: Win Record of Current Captains of all 10 Teams
Published on: Mar 1, 2024 7:06 am IST|Updated on: Mar 1, 2024 7:06 am IST
The biggest extravaganza in cricket is all set to begin and all eyes will be on the skippers of all franchises in the IPL 2024. Many things happened off the field ahead of the upcoming season regarding the captaincy headlined by Mumbai Indians.
The five-time champions removed their skipper Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya as the skipper ahead of the new season. Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans had to replace their all-rounder skipper with the youngster Shubman Gill.
At the same time, MS Dhoni is still the constant in the Indian Premier League as the legendary wicketkeeper-batter will be leading the Yellow Army for another season. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul are returning after missing the last season with respective injuries to lead their respective sides.
In this post, we will take a look at the record of the captains of all ten teams in IPL 2024.
Best IPL Team Captain: Win Record of Current Captains of all 10 Teams
Captain | Franchise | Matches Played as Captain | Matches Won | Matches Lost | Win Percentage |
MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 226 | 133 | 91 | 59.37 |
Shreyas Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | 55 | 27 | 26 | 50.90 |
KL Rahul | Lucknow Super Giants | 51 | 25 | 24 | 50.98 |
Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | 45 | 22 | 23 | 48.88 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 31 | 22 | 9 | 70.96 |
Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 30 | 16 | 13 | 55.00 |
Faf du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 27 | 14 | 13 | 51.85 |
Shikhar Dhawan | Punjab Kings | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36.36 |
Aiden Markram | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 4 | 9 | 30.76 |
Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | – | – | – | – |
If we talk about the winning percentage, Hardik Pandya is the most successful captain in the Indian Premier League. However, the all-rounder has led his team for two full seasons only. In those two seasons, he won the championship once and also reached the final one time.
Meanwhile, MS Dhoni is the most successful IPL captain with 133 wins in 226 matches with a win percentage of 59.37. CSK have won the championship 5 times under his captaincy. Rohit Sharma has also won the IPL trophy 5 times but the Hitman won’t be leading Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024.