The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen a mixture of the younger and the outdated relating to captaincy. Quite a few veterans have been given the duty of making an attempt to make use of their expertise to information the remaining whereas some novice kids have additionally been thrown within the deep finish — each giving combined outcomes. However amid all of the shuffling and chaos there was one fixed — Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma too have been main their groups for a fairly some time now and together with Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir are the one gamers to have performed over 100 matches as captains.
MS Dhoni (Chennai Tremendous Kings):
Captain Cool has led Chennai Super Kings and Rising Pune Supergiants and whereas one has been a fairy-tale, the opposite not a lot. Dhoni has performed 174 matches as captain — probably the most within the historical past of IPL. He has 104 wins as captain, 69 losses and one no-result. The present CSK skipper boasts of 1 the very best win percentages at 60.11, which is the very best for anybody who has led their group in 30 or extra IPL matches.
Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore):
The present India and RCB skipper has been head and shoulders above the remaining relating to efficiency with the bat in hand. Nevertheless, he has not been in a position to switch that success to captaincy. He has captained the Bangalore franchise in 110 matches and has led them to 49 wins whereas ending up on the dropping facet on 55 events. Nevertheless, he hasn’t had the rub of the inexperienced go his approach as captain. He has been a part of two tied matches and had 4 no-results — greater than anybody else. Kohli has a win share of 47.16.
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians):
The darling of Mumbai, Rohit Sharma has change into what Dhoni is to Chennai. Although he won’t prime Dhoni in win share (58.65), Rohit has led the Mumbai franchise to 4 title triumphs — probably the most by anybody in IPL historical past. He has performed 104 matches as captain, main his group to 60 victories. He has had 42 losses as captain and been a part of two tied matches.
Dinesh Karthik (Kolkata Knight Riders):
The wicketkeeper-batsman has led two groups — Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and the Kolkata Knight Riders. Whereas his time with the Delhi franchise won’t have been good, he has impressed in KKR. In complete, Karthik has performed 36 matches as captain within the IPL, main his group to 17 victories, dropping 18 instances with one tied match. His win share of 48.61 is just not nice however not an entire catastrophe both.
David Warner (SunRisers Hyderabad):
The Australian star has had a troublesome few years with the ball-tampering controversy and all that however that appears have had no ill-effect on his batting. He was reinstated as captain by the SunRisers Hyderabad forward of IPL 2020, changing Kane Williamson. He led the facet between 2015 and 2017, taking them to title triumph in 2016. Warner has led the SRH in 45 matches general, with 26 wins. He additionally captained the Delhi Daredevils in two matches, taking his general tally in IPL to 47 with 26 wins and 21 losses, leaving him with a win share of 55.31.
Steve Smith (Rajasthan Royals):
Steve Smith has captained three groups — Pune Warriors, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant. Whereas Smith missed the 2018 season like Warner, he began the 2019 season, enjoying below the management of Ajinkya Rahane. Nevertheless, the Australian was referred to as in to exchange Rahane halfway by means of the season after
Rajasthan received simply two of the eight matches. General, within the IPL, Smith has performed 29 video games as captain, with 19 wins, 9 losses and a no consequence. His win share of 67.85 is the very best within the league for anybody who has captained over 5 matches.
Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals):
The fashionable right-hander took over as captain of the Delhi Daredevils halfway by means of to the 2018 season after Gautam Gambhir stepped down following a nightmare begin. He led the group below the brand new guise of Delhi Capitals for the whole lot of IPL 2019. He has performed 24 matches in complete as captain with 13 wins, 10 losses and one tied match, making for a win share of 56.25.
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KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab):
Rahul can be main an IPL group for the primary time this season. He has taken over the captaincy of the Punjab group from Ravichandran Ashwin, who can be enjoying below Shreyas Iyer in Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020.
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