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In [[cricket]], a [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities.<ref name="AustraliaPyke2010">{{cite book|author1=Cricket Australia|author2=Frank Pyke|author3=Ken Davis|title=Cutting Edge Cricket|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVCVBB1HYoC&pg=PA132|access-date=18 August 2013|date=8 March 2010|publisher=Human Kinetics|isbn=978-0-7360-7902-0|page=132}}</ref><ref name="DavisBuszard2011">{{cite book|author1=Ken Davis|author2=Neil Buszard|title=Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9bq_Yp9H0QC&pg=PA69|access-date=18 August 2013|date=5 April 2011|publisher=Human Kinetics|isbn=978-0-7360-9078-0|pages=69}}</ref> The [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) is a professional league for [[Twenty20]] cricket in India,<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC Members- India|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/71/icc-members/full-members/india|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]|access-date=18 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825041609/http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/71/icc-members/full-members/india|archive-date=25 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which has been held annually since its [[2008 Indian Premier League|first edition]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=IPL auction 2011: Teams to spend big for top cricketers|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-07/news/28423450_1_player-auction-indian-premier-league-ipl-auction|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> In the 14 seasons played, 50 players have captained their team in at least one match.<ref name="captains">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/records/individual/most_matches_as_captain.html?id=117;type=trophy|title=Indian Premier League / Records / Most matches as captain|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Rohit Sharma November 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|right|alt=Rohit Sharma unveils new Adidas collection in November 2016|[[Rohit Sharma]] holds the record of most titles as captain in [[Indian Premier League]] with 5 titles.]]
[[File:MS Dhoni in 2011.jpg|thumb|left|[[MS Dhoni]] holds the record of most wins as a captain in [[Indian Premier League]]]]
[[Mumbai Indians]]’s [[Rohit Sharma]] is the most successful captain in the IPL with 5 title wins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2020 final: In the ring of fire, a Rohit Sharma special & MI's five-star victory|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ipl-2020-final-in-the-ring-of-fire-rohit-sharma-special-mumbai-indians-7046688/|access-date=2020-11-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Mumbai Indians has a win–loss percentage of 100. [[Chennai Super Kings]]'s [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] has 4 titles and has played the most matches as a captain,<ref name="captains"/> with the second highest win–loss percentage among successful captains who have captained over 170 matches (59.27). Gautam Gambhir with a win–loss percentage of 55.27 has 2 titles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/engine/records/individual/most_matches_as_captain.html?id=117&type=trophy|title=Indian Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref><ref name="captains"/> Dhoni has played 162 matches and won the most matches playing as a captain with 100, and has also lost the most matches playing as a captain with 64.<ref name="captains"/> [[Mahela Jayawardene]] and [[Kumar Sangakkara]] are the only players to captain three teams: the former has captained the [[Delhi Daredevils]], the [[Kings XI Punjab]] and the [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]], whereas the latter has captained [[Kings XI Punjab]], [[Deccan Chargers]] and [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]].<ref name="captains"/>

[[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 [[Result (cricket)|no result]].<ref name="captains"/> Six players have captained the Daredevils, the Indians and the Warriors each; five players have captained the Kings XI and the Royal Challengers each; four players have captained the Deccan Chargers; three players have captained the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] and the [[Rajasthan Royals]] each; whereas two players have captained the Super Kings and the Tuskers each.<ref name="captains"/>

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.<ref group=lower-greek>To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the [[File:Sort both small.svg|link=|alt=Table sort icon]] icon in the column title.</ref><ref group=lower-greek>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]].</ref><ref group=lower-greek>These statistics are correct as of the [[2013 Indian Premier League|2013 season]].</ref>

==Key==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Symbol
! Meaning
|-
|First
|Year of the first IPL match as a captain
|-
|Last
|Year of latest IPL match as a captain
|-
|Mat
|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 [[Result (cricket)#Tie|tied]]
|-
|NR
|Number of games with [[The result in cricket#No result|no result]]
|-
|Win%
|The percentage of games won by that captain<ref group="lower-greek" name="win%">Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.</ref>
|}

==Captains==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Indian Premier League captains<ref name="captains"/>
|-
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Nationality<ref name="nationality" group="lower-greek">The information in the nationality column is according to [[ESPNcricinfo]]. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.</ref>
! scope="col" | First
! scope="col" | Last
! scope="col" | Mat
! scope="col" | Team(s)
! scope="col" | Won
! scope="col" | Lost
! scope="col" | Tied
! scope="col" | NR
! scope="col" | Win%
!No of Titles
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Mahendra Singh|Dhoni}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2008 || 2022 || 210 || {{unbulleted list|[[Chennai Super Kings]]|[[Rising Pune Supergiant]]}} || 123 || 86 || 0 || 1 || 58.57 || 4
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Virat|Kohli}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2011 || 2021 || 140 || |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || 64 || 69 || 3 || 4 || 48.16 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Rohit|Sharma}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2013 || 2022 || 143 || |[[Mumbai Indians]] || 79 || 60 || 4 || 0 || 55.24 || 5
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Gautam|Gambhir}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2009 || 2018 || 129 || {{unbulleted list|[[Delhi Daredevils]]|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]}} || 71 || 57 || 1 || 0 || 55.42 || 2
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Adam|Gilchrist}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2008 || 2013 || 74 || {{unbulleted list|[[Deccan Chargers]]|[[Kings XI Punjab]]}} || 35 || 39 || 0 || 0 || 47.29 || 1
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|David|Warner|dab=cricketer}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2013 || 2021 || 69 || {{unbulleted list|[[Delhi Daredevils]]|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]}} || 35 || 32 || 2 || 0 || 52.17 || 1
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Shane|Warne}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2008 || 2011 || 55 || |[[Rajasthan Royals]] || 30 || 24 || 1 || 0 || 55.45 || 1
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Virender|Sehwag}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2008 || 2015 || 53 || {{unbulleted list|[[Delhi Daredevils]]|[[Kings XI Punjab]]}} || 28 || 24 || 1 || 0 || 53.77 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Sachin|Tendulkar}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2008 || 2011 || 51 || |[[Mumbai Indians]] || 30 || 21 || 0 || 0 || 58.82 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Rahul|Dravid}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2008 || 2013 || 48 || {{unbulleted list|[[Rajasthan Royals]]|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]}} || 22 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 45.83 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Kumar|Sangakkara}}
| {{cr|SL}} || 2010 || 2013 || 47 || {{unbulleted list|[[Kings XI Punjab]]|[[Deccan Chargers]]|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]}} || 15 || 30 || 2 || 0 || 34.04 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Dinesh|Karthik}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2010 || 2020 || 43 || {{unbulleted list|[[Delhi Daredevils]]|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]}} || 21 || 21 || 1 || 0 || 50.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Steven|Smith|dab=cricketer}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2012 || 2020 || 43 || {{unbulleted list|[[Pune Warriors India]]|[[Rising Pune Supergiant]]|[[Rajasthan Royals]]}} || 25 || 17 || 0 || 1 || 59.52 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Yuvraj|Singh}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2008 || 2011 || 43 || {{unbulleted list|[[Kings XI Punjab]]|[[Pune Warriors]]}} || 21 || 21 || 0 || 1 || 50.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Saurav|Ganguly}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2008 || 2012 || 42 || {{unbulleted list|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]|[[Pune Warriors]]}} || 17 || 25 || 0 || 0 || 40.47 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Shreyas|Iyer}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2018 || 2022 || 55 || {{unbulleted list|[[Delhi Capitals]]|[[Delhi Daredevils]]|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]}} || 27 || 26 || 2 || 0 || 49.09 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Suresh|Raina}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2010 || 2019 || 34 || {{unbulleted list|[[Chennai Super Kings]]|[[Gujarat Lions]]}} || 14 || 18 || 2 || 0 || 44.11 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Kane|Williamson}}
| {{cr|NZ}} || 2018 || 2022 || 46 || |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || 22 || 23 || 1 || 0 || 47.83 ||
|-
!scope= row |{{sortname|Sanju|Samson}}
|{{cr|IND}} || 2021 || 2022 || 31 || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 15 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 48.39 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Mahela|Jayawardene}}
| {{cr|SL}} || 2010 || 2013 || 30 || {{unbulleted list|[[Kings XI Punjab]]|[[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]]|[[Delhi Daredevils]]}} || 10 || 19 || 1 || 0 || 35.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Rishabh|Pant}}
|{{cr|IND}} || 2021 || 2022 || 30 || [[Delhi Capitals]] || 16 || 13 || 1 || 0 || 53.33 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|George|Bailey|dab=cricketer, born 1982}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2014 || 2015 || 30 || |[[Kings XI Punjab]] || 14 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 46.66 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Ravichandran|Ashwin}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2018 || 2019 || 28 || |[[Kings XI Punjab]] || 12 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 42.85 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|K. L. |Rahul}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2020 || 2022 || 42 || |{{unbulleted list|[[Kings XI Punjab]]|[[Lucknow Super Giants]]}} || 20 || 20 || 2 || 0 || 47.62 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Anil|Kumble}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2009 || 2010 || 26 || |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || 15 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 57.69 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Ajinkya|Rahane}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2017 || 2019 || 25 || {{unbulleted list|[[Rajasthan Royals]]|[[Rising Pune Supergiant]]}} || 9 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 36.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Shane|Watson}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2008 || 2017 || 24 || {{unbulleted list|[[Rajasthan Royals]]|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]}} || 8 || 13 || 2 || 1 || 39.13 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Eoin|Morgan}}
| {{cr|ENG}} || 2020 || 2021 || 24 || |[[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || 11 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 47.91 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Zaheer|Khan}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2016 || 2017 || 23 || |[[Delhi Daredevils]] || 10 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 43.47 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Daniel|Vettori}}
| {{cr|NZ}} || 2011 || 2012 || 22 || |[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || 12 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 54.54 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Harbhajan|Singh}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2008 || 2012 || 20 || |[[Mumbai Indians]] || 10 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 50.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Kevin|Pietersen}}
| {{cr|ENG}} || 2009 || 2014 || 17 || {{unbulleted list|[[Delhi Daredevils]]|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]}} || 3 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 17.64 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|JP|Duminy}}
| {{cr|SA}} || 2015 || 2016 || 16 || |[[Delhi Daredevils]] || 6 || 9 || 0 || 1 || 40.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Faf du|Plessis}}
| {{cr|SA}} || 2022 || 2022 || 16 || {{unbulleted list|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]}} || 9 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 56.25 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Mayank|Agarwal}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2021 || 2022 || 15 || {{unbulleted list|[[Punjab Kings]]}} || 7 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 46.67 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Hardik|Pandya}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2022 || 2022 || 15 || {{unbulleted list|[[Gujarat Titans]]}} || 11 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 73.33 || 1
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Brendon|McCullum}}
| {{cr|NZ}} || 2009 || 2016 || 14 || {{unbulleted list|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]|[[Gujarat Lions]]}} || 3 || 10 || 1 || 0 || 25.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Glenn|Maxwell}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2017 || 2017 || 14 || |[[Kings XI Punjab]] || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 50.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Cameron|White}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2011 || 2013 || 12 || {{unbulleted list|[[Deccan Chargers]]|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]}} || 7 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 58.33 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|David|Hussey}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2012 || 2013 || 12 || |[[Kings XI Punjab]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 50.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Aaron|Finch}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2013 || 2013 || 10 || |[[Pune Warriors]] || 2 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 20.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Shikhar|Dhawan}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2014 || 2014 || 10 || |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || 4 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 40.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Ravindra|Jadeja}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2022 || 2022 || 8 || {{unbulleted list|[[Chennai Super Kings]]}} || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 25.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Murali|Vijay}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2016 || 2016 || 8 || |[[Kings XI Punjab]] || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 37.50 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Bhuvneshwar|Kumar}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2019 || 2022 || 7 || |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || 2 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 28.57 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|V. V. S. |Laxman}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2008 || 2008 || 6 || |[[Deccan Chargers]] || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 16.66 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Ricky|Ponting}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2013 || 2013 || 6 || |[[Mumbai Indians]] || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 50.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|David|Miller|dab=South African cricketer}}
| {{cr|SA}} || 2016 || 2016 || 6 || |[[Kings XI Punjab]] || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 16.66 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Kieron|Pollard}}
| {{cr|WIN}} || 2019 || 2021 || 6 || |[[Mumbai Indians]] || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 66.66 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Angelo|Mathews}}
| {{cr|SL}} || 2013 || 2013 || 5 || |[[Pune Warriors]] || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 20.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Shaun|Pollock}}
| {{cr|SA}} || 2008 || 2008 || 4 || |[[Mumbai Indians]] || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 75.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Darren|Sammy}}
| {{cr|WIN}} || 2014 || 2014 || 4 || |[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 50.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|James|Hopes}}
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2011 || 2011 || 3 || |[[Delhi Daredevils]] || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Karun|Nair}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2017 || 2017 || 3 || |[[Delhi Daredevils]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 66.66 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Dwayne|Bravo}}
| {{cr|WIN}} || 2010 || 2010 || 1 || |[[Mumbai Indians]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Parthiv|Patel}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2011 || 2011 || 1 || |[[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Ross|Taylor}}
| {{cr|NZ}} || 2013 || 2013 || 1 || |[[Pune Warriors]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 100.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Manish|Pandey}}
| {{cr|IND}} || 2021 || 2021 || 1 || {{unbulleted list|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 00.00 ||
|-
!scope= row | {{sortname|Rashid|Khan}}
| {{cr|AFG}} || 2022 || 2022 || 1 || {{unbulleted list|[[Gujarat Titans]]}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 100.00 ||
|-class="sortbottom"
| scope="row" colspan=11 |<small>Updated: 31 May 2022</small><ref>{{cite web| url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/most_matches_as_captain.html?id=117;type=trophy |title=Most Matches as Captain | work = ESPN Cricinfo |date=22 June 2013 }}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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