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IPL has had some great captains, like MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who led their teams to numerous championships. Not every captain was successful, however. A few of the star players failed as leaders, and teams played poorly. But who is the worst IPL captain of all time?
The worst captain of all would be Kevin Peterson, he has the lowest winning percentage of 17.64% by the time of his captaincy in IPL. There have been many successful and unsuccessful captains in the history of IPL, some of the worst captains are Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardane, Adam Gylcrist, Kevin Pieterson, Sanju Samson and Shreya Iyer.
Criteria for Identifying the Worst IPL Captains includes:
Win Percentage: The matches they have won out of what they have played as a captain.
Playoff Qualifications: Failing to improve despite resources.
Team Position: Finishing at the bottom of the table.
Tactical Decisions: Poor on-field or squad management decisions.
Legacy Impact: The poor way of leading that cause long-term damage to team structure or morale.
Following are discussed some of the worst captains in the history of IPL:
He led the IPL team DD in 2014 for 6 matches and won only 1 match. His winning percentage is recorded as the lowest as being an IPL captain.
Having Inherited sinking ship, Mathews led an IPL team PW in 2013 for 5 matches and could secure only 1 win. His winning percentage for the team was 20% which is also recorded as one of the lowest.
Despite his batting ability, Sangakkara could only get 4 wins for his team out of 16 matches obtaining 25% as winning percentage.
Tasked with taking over from Dhoni, Jadeja's CSK plummeted to 9th. He could only secure 2 wins out of 8 matches getting him 25% winning percentage.
Delhi finished 9th (last) under Jayawardene, only got 3 wins out of 11 matches with the winning percentage of 27.27% recorded as one of the lowest.
Finch's RCB was plagued by inconsistent team selections, got only 2 wins out of 6 matches, winning percentage 33.33%.
Tactical Awareness Deficient: Some were great players but had decision-making problems.
Dual Role Pressure: Captaincy and batting/keeping combined affected performance.
Poor Support from the Team: Weak team selections or management support nonexistent.
Although captaincy issues are normally brought about by external issues, the worst IPL captains had something in common: lack of adaptability, inability to motivate, and poor strategies. Kevin Pietersen and Kumar Sangakkara lead this dubious list, but even superstars such as Jadeja proved that being a leader in the IPL takes more than individual excellence. With the league getting larger, the contrast between fantastic players and fantastic captains is stark.
