
KK Nair who led Delhi in the absence of injured Zaheer Khan against Punjab at Mohali on 30.04.17 became the 44th 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.