Sanju Samson
In the IPL, there was a competition between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday. In this match, as soon as captain Sanju Samson came to the fray for the toss, he overtook KL Rahul. Till last season, KL Rahul was captaining his team, but this time he is seen as a player for Delhi. Delhi’s captaincy is in the hands of Akshar Patel this time. Let us tell you that in which case Sanju Samson has put KL Rahul behind.
MS Dhoni’s name for captaincy in most matches in IPL
Actually, MS Dhoni is at number one in terms of captaining the most matches in the IPL. He is the only captain who has also succeeded in winning more than 100 matches by captaining more than 200 matches. Now Dhoni is again captaining Chennai Super Kings. Meanwhile, if we talk about Sanju Samson, then he has now reached number eight in this list. Sanju Samson has captained his team in 65 IPL matches so far. Out of this, he has won 32 matches and has suffered defeat in 31. The special thing is that he has been the captain of only Rajasthan Royals till now.
KL Rahul’s captaincy records too much better
Talking about KL Rahul, he has captained his team in 64 matches in the IPL. Out of this, the team has won 31 matches and faced defeat in 31 itself. Two matches end on tie. He may not be a captain right now, but he has captained Kings XI Punjab and LSG. Now he is playing under the captaincy of Akshar Patel. It is said that Delhi wanted to make him his captain, but Rahul himself refused and after this this responsibility has been given to Akshar Patel.
Only four players have taken over more than 100 matches
MS Dhoni has so far captained more than 200 matches during the IPL. Apart from this, there are only three captains, who have commanded their team in more than 100 matches. It names Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. Apart from Dhoni, if we talk about the active captain, who is also fulfilling this responsibility this season, then the first name comes from Shreyas Iyer, who has captained 76 matches so far. After that the name of Sanju Samson comes.
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