Talking about the most successful captain in IPL history, players like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma come to everyone’s mind. But along with MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who are the top 5 best IPL captains? In this blog post, we will know in detail about the top 5 best IPL captains from 2008 to 2023, how many times the captain won the IPL trophy, and his winning ratio.
These are the top 5 IPL captains based on most matches played.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Rohit Sharma
- Virat Kohli
- Gautam Gambhir
- David Warner
| Rank | Player | Years | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Trophies |
| 1 | MS Dhoni (CSK/RPS) | 2008-2023 | 226 | 133 | 91 | 59.37 | 5 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma (MI) | 2013-2023 | 158 | 87 | 67 | 56.32 | 5 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 2011-2023 | 143 | 66 | 70 | 48.56 | 0 |
| 4 | Gautam Gambhir (DC/KKR) | 2009-2018 | 129 | 71 | 57 | 55.42 | 2 |
| 5 | David Warner (DC/SRH) | 2013-2023 | 83 | 40 | 41 | 49.39 | 1 |
1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh has captained Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) from 2008 to 2023, in which MS Dhoni played a total of 226 matches in which he won 133 matches and lost 91 matches. Had to do.
If we talk about their winning ratio percentage, then their winning ratio is 59.37%. Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL title a total of 5 times in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023.
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2. Rohit Sharma
However, Rohit Sharma started his IPL captaincy with Mumbai Indians in 2013 and remains the captain for Mumbai Indians till 2023. Rohit Sharma has played a total of 158 matches as captain, in which he has won 87 times and lost 67 times.
His winning percentage is also 56.32%, which is close to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Rohit Sharma has also lifted the IPL trophy a total of 5 times which are as follows – 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
3. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has been captaining Royal Challengers Bangalore since 2011, in which he has won 87 times in a total of 143 matches and faced defeat 67 times. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore have not won the IPL trophy even once and under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, their winning percentage is 48.56.
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4. Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir has played as captain in Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals from 2009 to 2018. And he played a total of 129 matches in 9 years in which he won 71 times and lost 57 times. As captain, Gautam Gambhir has made Kolkata Knight Riders win the IPL trophy a total of 2 times in 2012 and 2014. Their winning percentage is 55.42% which is quite good.
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5. David Warner
Australia’s famous batsman David Warner has performed well as captain for Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2013 to 2023. David Warner has played a total of 83 matches as captain in 10 years, in which he has won 40 matches and lost 41 times. His winning percentage is 49.39. David Warner won the 2016 IPL trophy as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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These are the top 5 Successful captains based on Winning Ratio
| Position | Player | Years | Mat | Overall Win % |
| 1 | Hardik Pandya (GT) | 2022-2023 | 31 | 73.33 |
| 2 | Steve Smith (PWI/RPS/RR) | 2012-2020 | 43 | 59.52 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni (CSK/RPS) | 2008-2023 | 225 | 59.19 |
| 4 | Sachin Tendulkar (MI) | 2008-2011 | 51 | 58.82 |
| 5 | Anil Kumble (RCB) | 2009-2010 | 26 | 57.69 |
