Success is considered as one of the major parameters in determining the best. Cricket is no exception to it. Here, the skippers with most number of wins for their respective teams are considered to be the best.
Here is the list of five most successful captains in the history of IPL who made impeccable records while leading their side.
This article is based on statistics with win percentage being the deciding factor and a captain with minimum 50 matches as a captain is considered as a constraint. Let’s get onto it.
5. Shane Warne – 55.45%
The former captain of Rajasthan Royals, the legendary spinner Shane Warne captained his side for 55 matches and they were victorious in 30 of them, thus contributing his win percentage to be 55.45%. Warne led his side well and much of his success came due to his reliability upon young talents, especially the uncapped players.
4.Gautam Gambhir – 57.47%
Aggressive Gambhir has been quite phenomenal as captain for KKR. The team plays like a unit under his leadership and he led his side well to seal 61 victories out of 107 matches, with a win percentage of 57.47%. Prior to KKR, Gambhir captained DD for a season or two. KKR were crowned the champions in 2012 and 2014. Under his leadership, KKR holds the record for most number of matches without losing with 10 wins on a trot.
3. M.S.Dhoni – 58.45%
Well, this is no surprise. Captain Cool from CSK & RPSG finds his name on top of the list with an incredibly good track record as the skipper. He has captained his side on 143 occasions and emerged victorious in 83 of them, which draws his win percentage to something as fascinating as 58.45%. CSK has been the most consistent side and they have played the IPL final for as many as 5 times. Dhoni holds the record for the most wins in IPL as a captain
2. Rohit Sharma – 58.62%
He has been one of the most successful captains for Mumbai Indians and MI won the champions in the first season that he took over as captain of the team. Rohit has secured 34 victories out of 58 matches for his team, with a win percentage of 58.62%. The Hitman also maintained his troops quite well by keeping a perfect balance between the international players and the uncapped ones.
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Sachin Tendulkar – 58.82%
This legend needs no introduction. The holder of a sea of records in Cricket also makes into this list with 30 wins out of 51 games for Mumbai Indians. He thus has a win percentage of 58.82%. For Mumbai Indians side, he has been less of a captain and more of a leader. The Master Blaster led the side right from the front and players like Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu and others learnt a lot from him. Sachin took his side to the final in 2010 when they were defeated by CSK.
