IPL Captain Most Matches: The Indian premier League reached a historic milestone on Sunday, April 30 as the tournament completed 1000 matches. While it was a historic moment for the league, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma also reached a major milestone. The MI skipper led the team for the 150th time as a captain in IPL against Rajasthan Royals. The Mumbai Indians skipper is only behind MS Dhoni in terms of most matches a skipper of the franchise. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
IPL Captain Most Matches: Birthday boy Rohit Sharma reaches major landmark in 1000th IPL Match, completes 150 matches as Mumbai Indians skipper, only behind MS Dhoni, Check OUT
A special artwork unfurled at the Iconic North Stand of the Wankhede Stadium to celebrate Rohit’s 10 years as MI Captain. 🫡#Hitman10 #OneFamily #MIvRR #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #TATAIPL #IPL2023 @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/rogT2teBwk
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 30, 2023
Rohit Sharma completes 150 matches as Mumbai Indians skipper
Rohit Sharma had taken over the captaincy from Ricky Ponting in the middle of the 2013 season. Under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy Mumbai Indians has qualified for the IPL playoffs six times. The men in blue went onto lift the title for the record times(2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020). Rohit as skipper of Mumbai Indians won 81 of 150 matches as the MI captain,which is the second most behind Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni (128).
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | NR | W/L | %W | %L | % Tied | % Draw | %NR | % |
| MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings/Rising Pune Supergiants) | 2008-2023 | 219 | 128 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.42 | 58.44 | 41.09 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 58.71 |
| Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) | 2013-2023 | 150 | 81 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | 54 | 42.66 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 |
| Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 2011-2023 | 143 | 66 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.94 | 46.15 | 48.95 | 2.09 | 0 | 2.79 | 48.56 |
| Gautam Gambhir (Delhi Capitals/Kolkata Knight Riders) | 2009-2018 | 129 | 71 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | 55.03 | 44.18 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 55.42 |
| David Warner (Delhi Capitals/Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 2013-2023 | 77 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 | 48.05 | 49.35 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 | 49.35 |
IPL Captain Most Matches: Birthday boy Rohit Sharma reaches major landmark in 1000th IPL Match, completes 150 matches as Mumbai Indians skipper, only behind MS Dhoni, Check OUT
Rajasthan Royals bat first against Mumbai Indians
Coming to the match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bat first at Wankhede. The Royals who are currently second on the points table stand the chance to take the top spot with a win over MI. Mumbai Indians on the other hand are second from the bottom with 3 wins The contest will be crucial for the five time champions who are looking to turnaround things and try to keep their Playoff chances alive.
IPL Captain Most Matches: Birthday boy Rohit Sharma reaches major landmark in 1000th IPL Match, completes 150 matches as Mumbai Indians skipper, only behind MS Dhoni, Check OUT
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