Do you know the names of those 12 Indian captains who took their team to the playoffs in the first IPL season?


Anil Kumble with Rahul Dravid. (Photo by Ritam Banerjee-IPL 2010/IPL via Getty Images)

IPL 2024 Playoffs: IPL 2024 has now reached its final stage. From the playoffs, two teams have qualified for the IPL 2024 playoffs. Meanwhile, today we are going to take a look at those Indian players who have taken the team to the playoffs in the very first season of their debut as captain.

1. SS Dhoni

MS Dhoni IPL Playoffs (Pic Source-X)
MS Dhoni (Pic Source-X)

MS Dhoni was the captain of Chennai Super Kings since the first season of IPL 2008. Under his leadership, he took the team to the playoffs in the first season.

2. Virender Sehwag

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Team India’s former explosive opener Virender Sehwag captained Delhi Capitals in IPL 2008. Sehwag had taken the team to the playoffs in his first season itself.

3. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh.  (Photo Source: Twitter)
Yuvraj Singh. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Like Dhoni and Sehwag, the Punjab Kings team reached the playoffs in the first year under the leadership of captain Yuvraj Singh.

4. Anil Kumble

Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble with Rahul Dravid. (Photo by Ritam Banerjee-IPL 2010/IPL via Getty Images)

In IPL 2009, RCB managed to reach the playoffs under the leadership of Anil Kumble.

5. Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh IPL
Harbhajan Singh IPL. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Harbhajan Singh led Mumbai Indians in the 2012 IPL. He took Mumbai to the playoffs in his first season as captain.

6. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X)
Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X)

Mumbai Indians’ most successful captain, Rohit Sharma led the team to the playoffs in his very first season as captain and also led Mumbai to their first IPL title.

7. Suresh Raina

Gujarat Lions
Gujarat Lions. (Photo Source: BCCI)

Suresh Raina captained the Gujarat Lions in 2016 and led the Lions to the playoffs in his first season as captain.

8. Ajinkya Rahane

MS Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane
MS Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane. (Photo Source: IANS)

In 2018, the responsibility of captaining Rajasthan Royals was on the shoulders of new captain Ajinkya Rahane, who took the team to the playoffs.

9. Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik KKR
Dinesh Karthik. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Dinesh Karthik captained KKR in the year 2018 and in his first season as captain, he took KKR to the playoffs.

10. Shreyas Iyer

MS Dhoni and Shreyas Iyer
MS Dhoni and Shreyas Iyer. (Photo Source: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)

In 2019, the Delhi Capitals team was led by Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas, who was captaining Delhi for the first time, had taken the team to the playoffs.

11. Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan (Photo Source: X/IPL)
Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan (Photo Source: X/IPL)

In 2021, the captaincy of Delhi fell on the shoulders of Rishabh Pant, who took Delhi to the playoffs in his first season.

12. Hardik Pandya

Skipper Hardik Pandya and pacer Mohammed Shami in action for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)
Skipper Hardik Pandya and pacer Mohammed Shami in action for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)

In 2022, Gujarat Titans team made Hardik Pandya the captain of their team and in the first year he led Gujarat to the IPL trophy including the playoffs.

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