5 cricketers who have led IPL teams the most number of times

3. Virat Kohli - 96 Matches

Kohli has led the RCB 96 times in his career

Virat Kohli will easily go down in history as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the IPL. Out of the 163 matches that he has played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he was the captain of the side on 96 occasions.

Right from the time Kohli took over as the captain of RCB, the batting maestro has been prolific with the bat.

In the 2016 edition of the IPL, Kohli led from the front and scored 973 runs including 4 hundreds at an astounding average of 81.08.

Out of the 96 matches that he has played as the captain, he has led his side to a win on 44 occasions.

RECORD: Matches: 96 Wins: 44 Losses: 47 Tied: 2 N/R: 3 Win%: 48.38%

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2. Gautam Gambhir - 129 Matches

Gambhir led KKR to 2 IPL titles in the 2012 and the 2014 editions

Gautam Gambhir occupies the No.2 position in the list. The left-handed batting dynamite has captained an IPL side for a staggering 129 occasions. And out of that, Gambhir has led his side to a win on 71 occasions.

Gambhir also led KKR to 2 IPL titles in the 2012 and the 2014 editions. Also, in the 2012 edition, Gambhir led from the front with the bat and scored 590 runs at a strike rate of 143.55.

RECORD: Matches: 129 Wins: 71 Losses: 57 Tied: 1 N/R: 0 Win%: 55.42%