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Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma and Chennai Super Kings's MS Dhoni are the most successful captains with five IPL titles each. [7] [8] Dhoni also holds the records for most matches (226) and most wins (133) as a captain. [9] [6] Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, and Steven Smith are the only players to have captained three different teams.
Indian batsman Virat Kohli holds the records for the most runs scored (8,004) and the most centuries made (8) in the league. Indian batsman Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper MS Dhoni are the most successful captains in the league, each winning five titles. Dhoni also holds the record for the most matches played.
Under his leadership, Mumbai has won the IPL in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020; they also won the former Champions League Twenty20 competition in 2013. [106] Sharma has been one of the most successful players in the IPL as captain since 2013 of the Mumbai Indians, who have won the tournament five times under his leadership.
Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains, he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Dhoni has captained the most international matches and is the most successful Indian captain.
Most runs in a single edition of IPL (973 runs in 2016). [173] Only player to be involved in three double-century plus stands, two times with AB de Villiers and once with Chris Gayle. [174] Most runs against Delhi Capitals (1,030). [175] Most hundreds in the league (8) [176] and in a single season (4) [173]
He was the most expensive player in the IPL until 2009 when the Super Kings signed up English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million. Dhoni is one of the most successful captains in the IPL, having led the Super Kings to nine finals of which the team has won four. [88] The vice-captain of the team from 2008 to 2015 was Suresh Raina.
Altogether, thirteen teams have played in the past ten seasons of the IPL tournament. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Of these, three teams are no longer a part of the tournament. [ 22 ] In 2011, BCCI terminated the franchise of Kochi Tuskers Kerala for contractual breach. [ 23 ]
The Indian Premier League, also known as IPL and Tata IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten state or city-based franchise teams. [3] [4] It is the most popular and richest cricket league in the world and its seasons usually take place between ...