5 most successful IPL captains

#1 Sachin Tendulkar (M - 51, W - 30, L - 21, W% - 58.82)

Tendulkar is now the mentor of the team

Sachin Tendulkar did not have a memorable captaincy stint with Team India and thus his name at the top of this list will surprise many. But as they say, “numbers don’t lie”.

With a win percentage of 58.82, Tendulkar is the most successful IPL captain going by percentage of victories. Though he does not have an IPL title as captain under his belt, he has led them to the finals in the 2010 season.

Mumbai lost the finals to CSK by 22 runs despite Tendulkar’s 48 runs at the top of the order. He was the leading scorer in the 2010 edition scoring 618 runs at an average of 47.53.

This gave him the title of the player of the series as well as the best captain of the season. He led the Mumbai Indians to the playoffs in the 2011 season as well. Later on, Tendulkar gave up the captaincy and took on the role of a mentor of the team.