Nothing seems to be going well for the Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League. The five-time champs decided to handover the captaincy role from Rohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya before the start of IPL 2024. This was not taken well by the fans on social media and it seems like the decision of changing their skipper has backfired for MI big time. Currently, Mumbai Indians are placed last at the points table after losing their all three games so far. On that note, let us take a look at who has better IPL records as captain, Rohit Sharma or Hardik Pandya?
Rohit or Pandya: Who is better IPL captain?
Speaking about Hardik Pandya first, the all-rounder has led in 34 IPL matches so far. Out of those matches, Pandya has 22 games while his side suffered losses on 12 occasions. Pandya has also led Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title win back in 2022.
Matches | Won | Lost | No Result | Win % |
34 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 64.70% |
Rohit is the most successful captain in IPL having won the coveted trophy five times in 15 years. In terms of wins, Rohit has won 79 matches as captain and suffered defeats in 60 matches. As a captain, Rohit Sharma has a win % of 56.64 in IPL.
Captaincy Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win Percentage |
2013-2022 | 143 | 79 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 56.64% |