List of Champions League Twenty20 captains

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Gautam Gambhir captained in the second-highest number of CLT20 matches, leading the Delhi Daredevils and the Kolkata Knight Riders in 18 matches. He is also one of the only three players to have each led two teams in the tournament. Gauti.jpg
Gautam Gambhir captained in the second-highest number of CLT20 matches, leading the Delhi Daredevils and the Kolkata Knight Riders in 18 matches. He is also one of the only three players to have each led two teams in the tournament.

In cricket, a captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities. [2] [3] The Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) was an international professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league which featured the best performing teams from the domestic T20 cricket leagues of major cricketing nations, such as the Indian Premier League and Australia's Big Bash League. [4] The league was discontinued due to a lack of interest among the fans and the sponsors. [5] In the six editions that were played from 2009 to 2014, [5] 63 players captained their team in at least one match. [6]

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MS Dhoni played the highest number of matches as a captain, leading the Chennai Super Kings in 23 matches with a win–loss percentage of 63.04. [1] Among those who captained in more than ten matches, Trinidad and Tobago's [B] Daren Ganga had the best win–loss percentage: 79.16. [1] Among the captains with a 100% win percentage, Sydney Thunder's Brad Haddin captained the highest number of matches: six. [1] On the other hand, Central Stags' Jamie How captained the highest number of matches without registering a win; he led his team in four matches and all of them were lost. [1] Only three players each captained two teams in the CLT20: Gautam Gambhir led the Delhi Daredevils [A] and the Kolkata Knight Riders, Simon Katich led the New South Wales Blues and the Perth Scorchers, and Jehan Mubarak led the Wayamba Elevens [C] and the Southern Express. [1]

The Highveld Lions [D] played the highest number of matches while being under the captaincy of a single player; Alviro Petersen led the team in all of the 14 matches it played in the CLT20. [6] Four players captained the Mumbai Indians and the Cape Cobras in the CLT20, which is the highest among all teams. [6]

Key

Key
SymbolMeaning
FirstYear of the first CLT20 match as a captain
LastYear of latest CLT20 match as a captain
MatNumber of matches as a captain
Team(s)Team(s) for which the player played as captain in at least one match
WonNumber of games won
LostNumber of games lost
TiedNumber of games tied
NRNumber of games with no result
Win%Percentage of games won to those captained [E]

List of CLT20 captains

The list includes those players who captained their team in at least one CLT20 match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by last name. [F]

Champions League Twenty20 captains [6]
Player [6] Nationality [G] FirstLastMatTeam(s)WonLostTiedNRWin%
MS Dhoni Flag of India.svg  India 2010201423 Chennai Super Kings 1481063.04
Gautam Gambhir Flag of India.svg  India 20092014181070158.82
Simon Katich Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2009201315761153.57
Alviro Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2010201314 Highveld Lions [D] 661150.00
Daren Ganga WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2009201112 Trinidad and Tobago [B] 921079.16
Harbhajan Singh Flag of India.svg  India 2011201210 Mumbai Indians 440250.00
Michael Klinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201020119 South Australian Redbacks 530162.50
Anil Kumble Flag of India.svg  India 200920109 Royal Challengers Bangalore 450044.44
Jehan Mubarak Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 200920149270022.22
Daniel Flynn Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201420147 Northern Knights 430057.14
Gareth Hopkins Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201120127 Auckland Aces 340042.85
Denesh Ramdin WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 201220137 Trinidad and Tobago [B] 330150.00
Alfonso Thomas Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201120117 Somerset Sabres [H] 420166.66
Shikhar Dhawan Flag of India.svg  India 201320136 Sunrisers Hyderabad 330050.00
Rahul Dravid Flag of India.svg  India 201320136 Rajasthan Royals 510083.33
Andrew Gale Flag of England.svg  England 201220126 Yorkshire Carnegie [I] 230140.00
Brad Haddin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201220126 Sydney Sixers 6000100.00
Davy Jacobs Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201020106 Warriors 420066.66
Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 201420146 Lahore Lions 330050.00
Brendon McCullum Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201320136 Otago Volts 411075.00
Daniel Vettori Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201120116 Royal Challengers Bangalore 330050.00
George Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201420145 Kings XI Punjab 410080.00
Andrew Puttick Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 200920095 Cape Cobras 320060.00
Rohit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 201320135 Mumbai Indians 410080.00
Martin van Jaarsveld Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201220125 Titans 220150.00
Cameron White Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200920095 Victorian Bushrangers [J] 230040.00
Johan Botha Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201120114 Warriors 220050.00
Henry Davids Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201320134 Titans 220050.00
Boeta Dippenaar Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 200920094 Diamond Eagles [K] 121037.50
Rayad Emrit WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 201420144 Barbados Tridents 121037.50
Jamie How Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201020104 Central Stags 04000.00
David Hussey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201020104 Victorian Bushrangers [J] 211062.50
Justin Kemp Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201120114 Cape Cobras 120133.33
Justin Langer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200920094 Somerset Sabres [H] 130025.00
Marcus North Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201220124 Perth Scorchers 120133.33
Tim Paine Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201420144 Hobart Hurricanes 310075.00
Ramnaresh Sarwan WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 201020104 Guyana 04000.00
Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India 201020104 Mumbai Indians 220050.00
Morné van Wyk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201420144 Dolphins 04000.00
James Hopes Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201320133 Brisbane Heat 03000.00
Misbah-ul-Haq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 201320133 Faisalabad Wolves 120033.33
Justin Ontong Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201420143 Cape Cobras 021016.66
Kieron Pollard WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 201420143 Mumbai Indians 120033.33
Lahiru Thirimanne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 201320133 Kandurata Maroons 03000.00
Adam Voges Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201420143 Perth Scorchers 120033.33
Craig Cumming Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 200920092 Otago Volts 02000.00
Adam Gilchrist Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200920092 Deccan Chargers 02000.00
Mahela Jayawardene Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 201220122 Delhi Daredevils [A] 2000100.00
Jacques Kallis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201120112 Kolkata Knight Riders 110050.00
Thilina Kandamby Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 201220122 Uva Next 01010.00
Shoaib Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 201220122 Sialkot Stallions 110050.00
Ross Taylor Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201220122 Delhi Daredevils [A] 01010.00
Mahela Udawatte Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 201120112 Ruhuna Eleven 110050.00
James Adams Flag of England.svg  England 201220121 Hampshire Royals [L] 01000.00
Xavier Doherty Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201420141 Hobart Hurricanes 01000.00
Matthew Hoggard Flag of England.svg  England 201120111 Leicestershire Foxes 01000.00
Ed Joyce Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 200920091 Sussex Sharks 01000.00
Mitchell Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201420141 Perth Scorchers 1000100.00
Dimitri Mascarenhas Flag of England.svg  England 201220121 Hampshire Royals [L] 01000.00
Andrew McDonald Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201120111 Leicestershire Foxes 01000.00
Suresh Raina Flag of India.svg  India 201220121 Chennai Super Kings 1000100.00
Dane Vilas Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201420141 Cape Cobras 01000.00
Michael Yardy Flag of England.svg  England 200920091 Sussex Sharks 001050.00

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Now known as the Delhi Capitals
  2. 1 2 3 Now known as the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force
  3. 1 2 Now known as the Wayamba United
  4. 1 2 Now known as the Imperial Lions
  5. ↑ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
  6. ↑ To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the Sort both small.svg icon in the column title.
  7. ↑ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
  8. 1 2 Now known as Somerset
  9. ↑ Now known as the Yorkshire Vikings
  10. 1 2 Now known as Victoria
  11. ↑ Now known as the VKB Knights
  12. 1 2 Now known as Hampshire

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