KK Nair who led Delhi in the absence of injured Zaheer Khan against Punjab at Mohali on 30.04.17 became the 44^th cricketer to lead a team in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No	Player	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Teams
1	MS Dhoni	143	83	59	0	1	Chennai, Rising Pune
2	G Gambhir	117	68	48	1	0	Delhi, Kolkata
3	V Kohli	079	37	37	2	3	Bangalore
4	AC Gilchrist	074	35	39	0	0	Deccan, Punjab
5	RG Sharma	068	41	26	1	0	Mumbai
6	SK Warne	055	30	24	1	0	Rajasthan
7	V Sehwag	053	28	24	1	0	Delhi,  Punjab
8	SR Tendulkar	051	30	21	0	0	Mumbai
9	R Dravid	048	22	26	0	0	Rajasthan, Bangalore
10	KC Sangakkara	047	15	30	2	0	Deccan, Punjab, Sunrisers
11	DA Warner	043	24	19	0	0	Delhi, Sunrisers
12	Yuvraj Singh	043	21	21	0	1	Punjab, Pune
13	SC Ganguly	042	17	25	0	0	Kolkata, Pune
14	GJ Bailey	030	14	16	0	0	Punjab
15	DPMD Jayawardene	030	10	19	1	0	Delhi, Punjab, Kochi
16	SK Raina	028	13	13	2	0	Chennai, Gujarat
17	A Kumble	026	15	11	0	0	Bangalore
18	SR Watson	024	08	13	2	1	Rajasthan,  Bangalore
19	DL Vettori	022	12	10	0	0	Bangalore
20	Harbhajan Singh	020	10	10	0	0	Mumbai
21	Z Khan	019	08	11	0	0	Delhi
22	SPD Smith	018	12	06	0	0	Pune, Rajasthan, Rising Pune
23	KP Pietersen	017	03	14	0	0	Delhi, Bangalore
24	JP Duminy	016	06	09	0	1	Delhi
25	BB McCullum	014	03	10	1	0	Gujarat, Kolkata
26	DJ Hussey	012	06	06	0	0	Punjab
27	CL White	012	07	05	0	0	Deccan, Sunrisers
28	S Dhawan	010	04	06	0	0	Sunrisers
29	AJ Finch	010	02	08	0	0	Pune
30	GJ Maxwell	009	04	05	0	0	Punjab
31	M Vijay	008	03	05	0	0	Punjab
32	KD Karthik	006	02	04	0	0	Delhi
33	VVS Laxman	006	01	05	0	0	Deccan
34	DA Miller	006	01	05	0	0	Punjab
35	RT Ponting	006	03	03	0	0	Mumbai
36	AD Mathews	005	01	04	0	0	Pune
37	SM Pollock	004	03	01	0	0	Mumbai
38	DJG Sammy	004	02	02	0	0	Sunrisers
39	JR Hopes	003	00	02	0	1	Delhi
40	KK Nair	002	01	01	0	0	Delhi
41	DJ Bravo	001	00	01	0	0	Mumbai
42	PA Patel	001	00	01	0	0	Kochi
43	AM Rahane	001	00	01	0	0	Rising Pune
44	LRPL Taylor	001	01	00	0	0	Pune

 

Delhi and Punjab are the two teams which have deployed most captains – ten each – in the tournament. The following table lists the captains of each of these teams. KK Nair became the tenth cricketer to lead Delhi  in the Indian Premier league

 

Captains who have led Delhi in the Indian Premier League
No	Player	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Teams
1	G Gambhir	117	68	48	1	0	Delhi, Kolkata
2	V Sehwag	053	28	24	1	0	Delhi, Punjab
3	DA Warner	043	24	19	0	0	Delhi, Sunrisers
4	DPMD Jayawardene	030	10	19	1	0	Delhi, Punjab, Kochi
5	Z Khan	019	08	11	0	0	Delhi
6	KP Pietersen	017	03	14	0	0	Delhi, Bangalore
7	JP Duminy	016	06	09	0	1	Delhi
8	KD Karthik	006	02	04	0	0	Delhi
9	JR Hopes	003	00	02	0	1	Delhi
10	KK Nair	002	01	01	0	0	Delhi
Captains who have led Punjab in the Indian Premier League
No	Player	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Teams
1	AC Gilchrist	74	35	39	0	0	Deccan, Punjab
2	V Sehwag	53	28	24	1	0	Delhi, Punjab
3	KC Sangakkara	47	15	30	2	0	Deccan, Punjab, Sunrisers
4	Yuvraj Singh	43	21	21	0	1	Punjab, Pune
5	GJ Bailey	30	14	16	0	0	Punjab
6	DPMD Jayawardene	30	10	19	1	0	Delhi, Punjab, Kochi
7	DJ Hussey	12	06	06	0	0	Punjab
8	GJ Maxwell	09	04	05	0	0	Punjab
9	M Vijay	08	03	05	0	0	Punjab
10	DA Miller	06	01	05	0	0	Punjab

 

It is interesting to note that V Sehwag and DPMD Jayawardene are the only two captains  who have led Delhi  and Punjab in the tournament

 

No	Player	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Teams
1	V Sehwag	53	28	24	1	0	Delhi, Punjab
2	DPMD Jayawardene	30	10	19	1	0	Delhi, Punjab, Kochi

 

KK Nair became the third Karnataka cricketer to lead a team in the Indian Premier Leauge after R Dravid and A Kumble. The performance of these three cricketers are furnished below

 

No	Player	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Teams
1	R Dravid	48	22	26	0	0	Rajasthan, Bangalore
2	A Kumble	26	15	11	0	0	Bangalore
3	KK Nair	02	01	01	0	0	Delhi

 

Note – All stats as of 02.05.17.