By Ravi - Mar 15, 2025 03:00 PM
The 18th season of IPL is about to start. In the 17 seasons played so far, Mumbai Indians (5 times) and Chennai Super Kings (5 times) have won the title the most number of times. This is why Mumbai and Chennai are considered the most successful teams. Mumbai has won all its five titles under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, while Dhoni has made Chennai the winner five times. The secret of the success of these two teams is that they trusted their captains.
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill |
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya |
| Punjab Kings | Shreyas Iyer |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rajat Patidar |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Rishabh Pant |
| Delhi Capitals | Axar Patel |
There are many teams in IPL who have changed their captains not once or twice but many times. For the upcoming season, Punjab has made Iyer, KKR has made Rahane, RCB has made Rajat Patiala, Lucknow has made Rishabh Pant and Delhi has made Akshar the captain. Let us know which are the three teams that have changed the captain the most number of times.
The franchise known as Kings XI Punjab has changed its name to Punjab Kings. This franchise has changed its captain the most number of times. The team made 17 players captain till 2024, but the team could not win the title even once. In 2025, this responsibility has been handed over to Shreyas Iyer.
Punjab Kings Captains List| Captain | Span | Matches | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | 2011-2013 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 2008-2009 | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| George Bailey | 2014-2015 | 30 | 14 | 16 |
| R. Ashwin | 2018-2019 | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| KL Rahul | 2020-2021 | 27 | 11 | 14 |
| Mayank Agarwal | 2021-2022 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2017-2017 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2022-2024 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| David Hussey | 2012-2013 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Sam Curran | 2023-2024 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 2010-2010 | 13 | 3 | 9 |
| Murali Vijay | 2016-2016 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| David Miller | 2016-2016 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2010-2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2015-2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jitesh Sharma | 2024-2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Delhi Capitals (Delhi Daredevils) is second in the list of captain changes. It has been a part of IPL since the first season. However, despite this, Delhi has not won the IPL title even once. So far 15 players have captained Delhi. Akshar has got the new responsibility in 2025.
Delhi Capitals captain List| Captains | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | 2008-2012 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 2009-2018 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 2010-2014 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hopes | 2011-2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2012-2013 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Taylor | 2012-2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Warner | 2013-2023 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 2014-2014 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Duminy | 2015-2016 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | 2016-2017 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karun Nair | 2017-2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 2018-2020 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | 2021-2024 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 2024-2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise came into existence in 2013. Sunrisers have won the IPL trophy once. They became champions in 2016 under the captaincy of David Warner. They reached the final in 2024 under the captaincy of Pat Cummins. The team has changed 11 captains so far. Like last season, this time too the team has expressed confidence in Pat Cummins.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Captains List| Captain | Span | Mts | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Sangakkara | 2013-2013 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Camron White | 2013-2013 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2013-2014 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sammy | 2014-2014 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Warner | 2015-2021 | 67 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 2018-2022 | 46 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar* | 2019-2022 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Manish Pandey | 2021-2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aiden Markram | 2023-2023 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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