Top 5 all time skippers in the Indian Premier League

Top 5 all time skippers in the Indian Premier League: Captaincy in T20 matches is a job of pressure and a player’s nerves are tested to the fullest possible extent. Captains have to make important decisions during the course of the game. Sometimes they bring glories whereas it brings defeats at other times. But this constitutes the game and is an integral part. The extent to which a captain is able to foresee situations and make decisions according to that makes him prone to success.

But isn’t a precise foresight a rare attribute? It requires ample amount of experience, calmness coupled with strategic intelligence. This article emphasizes upon the Top 5 all time skippers in Indian Premier League . Let us dig deep into it.

1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (CSK):

MS Dhoni has been one of the most innovative captains in the game and he knows how to extract the best out of his players which makes him the best. Dhoni implements certain unorthodox, peculiar strategies, an instance of which being his reliability upon his squad. In every season of the IPL, CSK is the only team that makes the least number of changes in their playing XI. Also, Dhoni anticipates situations really well which makes him an even better captain. Let us put light over an instant here. In IPL 2010 final, when Pollard came into the crease to bat, he had to be dismissed early else he could have changed the course of the game. The CSK skipper called in a fielder between mid-off and mid-on, and eventually Pollard gave a catch to that particular fielder and was dismissed the very next ball. Sourav Ganguly has also suggested that Dhoni should write a book on fielding positions after his retirement. CSK has been the most consistent team and has won the trophy twice. And they were the runners up on 3 occasions.