The last T20 match of KKR in the ongoing Champions league proved to be a landmark event for their captain Gautam Gambhir, as this happened to be his 100th match as a captain of any T20 team. Incidentally, KKR beat Dolphins by 36 runs in the encounter. Only MS Dhoni is running ahead of Gambhir with the most number of T20 matches played as a captain, that is 183 matches.
Another interesting equation which emerged after this particular match for KKR is that with 13 victories, the Kolkata side has achieved the record of any Indian team with most number of successive wins in T20 format of the game.
Here are the details of the captaincy record of Gautam Gambhir:
|
Team |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Win % |
|
Kolkata Knight Riders |
76 |
44 |
30 |
1 |
59.33 |
|
Delhi Daredevils |
19 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
57.89 |
|
Delhi |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|
Total |
100 |
60 |
38 |
1 |
61.11 |
The details of Top 3 Captains are mentioned below:
|
Player |
Span |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Win % |
|
MS Dhoni |
2007 to 2014 |
183 |
107 |
72 |
2 |
59.66 |
|
Gautam Gambhir |
2009 to 2014 |
100 |
60 |
38 |
1 |
61.11 |
|
Robert Key |
2006 to 2014 |
83 |
46 |
34 |
2 |
57.31 |