HomePhotos Players with the most wickets as captain in IPL
These are the players who gave highly impressive performances with the ball as captain in the Indian Premier League and ended up racking a big number of scalps
By Ansh Sharma 10 April 2025 • 9:36 AM
Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins: Players to take the most wickets as captain in IPL
1. Shane Warne – 57 wickets
The former Rajasthan Royals skipper still holds the record for most wickets taken as captain in the IPL despite featuring in the league a long time ago. Warne wasn’t just great with the ball, but also had brilliant leadership skills as he led the Rajasthan-based franchise to the IPL title in the inaugural season of the league back in 2008.
2. Hardik Pandya – 32 wickets
The Mumbai Indians skipper has been exceptional with the ball as the side’s captain. Pandya recently became the first-ever skipper in the league to pick up a 5-wicket haul and has already picked up an impressive tally of 10 scalps in just 4 matches in the ongoing IPL season.
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3. Anil Kumble – 30 wickets
The former Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper featured in a total of 26 IPL matches in the role. Kumble was fantastic with the ball during his time as captain of the Bengaluru-based franchise and racked up a great number of scalps.
4. Ravichandran Ashwin – 25 wickets
The former Kings XI Punjab captain played a total of 28 IPL matches in the role. Ashwin had a decent captaincy record for the Punjab-based franchise, picking up a decent number of scalps during his time as the skipper.
5. Pat Cummins – 22 wickets
The Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper not only has a great captaincy record in the IPL, but has also racked up a big number of scalps while featuring in the role. Cummins has so far played 21 matches as the Hyderabad-based franchise’s captain and is expected to play many more matches for them in the upcoming seasons as well.
6. Zaheer Khan – 20 wickets
The former Delhi Daredevils skipper was fantastic with the ball for the side in the IPL. Zaheer played a total of 23 matches for the Delhi-based franchise in the role and gave valiant contributions in their victories with his impressive bowling performances.
7. Yuvraj Singh – 18 wickets
The former Kings XI Punjab and Pune Warriors India captain played a total of 28 matches in the role in IPL. Though Yuvraj was more renowned for his batting, his bowling skills were also pretty good. The all-rounder racked up a decent number of scalps while featuring in the role of skipper in the league.
