5 most successful IPL captains

#3 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (M - 143, W - 83, L - 59, W% - 58.45)

Dhoni has captained CSK and Rising Pune Supergiants

Most people would have expected Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be at the number one spot in this list of successful IPL captains. Well, if the overall impact on IPL is considered then Dhoni would undoubtedly be at the top.

He has carried on his success as Indian captain to Chennai Super Kings and led them to the knockout phases in eight consecutive seasons, winning the tournament twice in 2010 and 2011 and finishing as runners-up four times.

At CSK, he nurtured the likes of Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, who later on went on to be the core of Team India under Dhoni.

Even going by win percentages, he is only marginally behind the top 2. He led CSK and then Rising Pune Supergiants for a record number of 143 matches, thus making him the player with most number of matches as captain in IPL.

In addition to his captaincy, Dhoni has been the star finisher for CSK across seasons. He had a prosperous 2011 season in which he scored runs at an average of 43.55 and with a strike rate close to 160.