The 17th season of IPL is to start from March 22. The role of captain is important in making any team champion in IPL. There have been many cricketers in IPL on whom the franchise has great confidence and under their captaincy the team has won the title many times. Names of the 5 most successful captains in IPL history.
| Sr. No. | Captain | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians |
| 3 | Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 5 | David Warner | Delhi Capital |
David Warner, under whose captaincy Sunrisers Hyderabad won the IPL title in 2016. David Warner is now part of Delhi Capitals, having taken charge of the Delhi team in the absence of Rishabh Pant last year.
Virat Kohli, under whose captaincy the RCB team has not been able to win the IPL title even once. Even though RCB could not win any title under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, RCB has qualified for the playoffs several times.
Gautam Gambhir, who has captained Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders. As captain, Gambhir has played a total of 129 matches from 2009 to 2018, in which he has won 79 matches. Under his captaincy, Gambhir has made KRR win the IPL title twice in 2012 and 2014.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma holds the record for winning the most IPL titles. Under Rohit's leadership, MI won the title in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. His ability to motivate his team in difficult situations has been crucial to MI's success.
CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, under whose captaincy CSK won the IPL title five times. Apart from this, Dhoni has also been the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants team. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, CSK won the IPL trophy in the years 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. MS Dhoni is considered to be the most successful captain in IPL history.
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