Becoming the captain of an IPL team is the dream of many cricketers, but the franchises do not entrust the responsibilities of the leadership group to a player so easily. First and foremost, he needs to have a good record as an individual player and also the ability to inspire the players.
Hardik Pandya proved that if given the captaincy, a player can perform even better, while in the case of Ravindra Jadeja, captaincy worked in a negative way. Wins and losses are part and parcel of cricket, but the following two players have never lost a game in the league while leading their franchise.
1. Rashid Khan has a 100% win record as IPL captain so far
Leg-spinner Rashid Khan became the first player from Afghanistan to captain an IPL team during the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. When Hardik Pandya picked up an injury, the team management named vice-captain Rashid Khan as the stand-in skipper for the league match against the Chennai Super Kings.
David Miller played a special knock in that game to help the Ahmedabad-based franchise pull off an incredible run-chase. It has been Rashid’s only game as captain thus far.
2. Ross Taylor
Former New Zealand cricket team batter Ross Taylor also has a 100% win record as the skipper of an Indian Premier League franchise. Back in 2013, he got an opportunity to captain the Pune Warriors team. Taylor got only one game as captain, and in that match, Pune defeated the mighty Chennai Super Kings.
While Rashid Khan and Ross Taylor have 100% win record as captains in the league, there are also players who failed to win even one match while captaining a team in the tournament. Incidentally, both Rashid Khan and Ross Taylor won the only match of their captaincy careers against the Chennai Super Kings, one of the strongest teams in the league.
