Every year many records are made in IPL and many big records are broken. Some such records are registered in the name of these 5 captains. In this article, we will learn about Most Matches as Captain in IPL.
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So let’s move towards the main topic and know about ‘most number of matches as captain in the IPL’:
Most Matches As Captain In IPL
MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni is the captain who has won 5 titles in IPL history so far. Although this time he is not captaining his team, you may be surprised to know that Dhoni is the captain who has lost the most matches in IPL.
Apart from CSK, he has been the captain of Rising Pune Super Giants. During this, he has captained a total of 226 matches, out of which he has won 133 and lost 91.
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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli comes second on this list. However, now he is also not the captain of his team RCB. He has played a total of 143 matches as captain, out of which he has won 66 and lost 70. He has been the captain of RCB from 2011 to 2021.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is one of those captains who have won the IPL trophy 5 times. But his name comes third in the list of captains who have lost the most matches.
Rohit Sharma has captained a total of 158 matches, out of which he has won 87 and lost 67. However, this time he is not the captain of Mumbai Indians, the command of the team is in the hands of Hardik Pandya.
Gautam Gambhir
Now let’s know about Gautam Gambhir too. He has been the captain of two teams in the IPL. During this time, he played 129 matches as captain and won 71 of them and lost 57.
He has won the IPL title for KKR twice under his captaincy. Now he has become the mentor of this team.
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David Warner
David Warner is also not captaining the IPL now but knows his captaincy records too. David Warner has played 83 matches as captain, out of which he was successful in winning 40 and losing 41. This year he is playing as an opening batsman for Delhi Capitals.
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