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MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, MI vs CSK, IPL
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One of the biggest cricketing leagues in the world, the Indian premier League (IPL) has concluded its 2024 edition on Sunday, May 26 as the Kokata Knight Riders (KKR) took on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Both teams had a fantastic run of form throughout the 2024 IPL season. SRH have been the prime reason behind the batting revolution that the league has witnessed, while KKR have worked as a rigid unit without any loose ends throughout. 

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Skippers of both the teams, Shreyas Iyer (KKR) and Pat Cummins (SRH) did a commendable job in leading their teams to the final. But it was Shreyas Iyer who emerged triumphant and became only the fifth Indian player to lift the IPL trophy.

The Sporting News takes a look at all the IPL winning captains along with the ones to have won the prestigious title the most number of times. 

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List of IPL title winning captains 

YearWinning TeamCaptain
2008Rajasthan RoyalsShane Warne
2009 Deccan ChargersAdam Gilchrist
2010Chennai Super KingsMS Dhoni
2011Chennai Super KingsMS Dhoni
2012Kolkata Knight RidersGautam Gambhir
2013Mumbai IndiansRohit Sharma
2014Kolkata Knight RidersGautam Gambhir
2015Mumbai IndiansRohit Sharma
2016Sunrisers Hyderabad David Warner
2017Mumbai IndiansRohit Sharma
2018Chennai Super KingsMS Dhoni
2019Mumbai IndiansRohit Sharma
2020Mumbai IndiansRohit Sharma
2021Chennai Super KingsMS Dhoni
2022Gujarat TitansHardik Pandya
2023Chennai Super KingsMS Dhoni
2024Kolkata Knight RidersShreyas Iyer

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Most Successful IPL Captains

Two teams and two captains that have dominated the IPL since its inception have been Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians with MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma respectively. The two have shared 10 IPL titles among themselves, followed by the others.

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CaptainNumber of TitlesTeamYear
Rohit Sharma5MI2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
MS Dhoni5CSK2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023
Gautam Gambhir2KKR2012, 2014
David WarnerSRH2016
Adam Gilchrist1DCH2009
Shane WarneRR2008
Hardik Pandya1GT2023
Shreyas Iyer1KKR2024

 

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Rahul is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.