Ranking 10 greatest captains in franchise cricket

1. MS Dhoni

Is any captaincy list complete without MS Dhoni? He has been an inspiration to a lot of cricketers solely based on his captaincy abilities. In the last 15 years, he has been a brilliant leader whether he took over as the captain for India or CSK. 

Now that we talk about Chennai Super Kings, there’s one word synonymous to them, “consistency”. He has captained the side in every season they featured in and failed to reach the playoffs just twice. Considering the competition in IPL, it’s an incredible feat. 

CSK won back-to-back seasons in 2010 and 2011. Other than that, they also won a couple of seasons of the Champions League tournament. When the franchise came back in 2018, he again led them to a fairytale victory when everyone expected it the least, and then bounced back again in 2021 after a poor season of 2020. After a forgettable 2022 season, CSK scripted another comeback and won the 2023 edition. A gem of a captain, possibly the greatest of all time in LO cricket.