Rohit Sharma Most IPL Titles as Captain

Lore & Background

Sharma formerly captained Mumbai Indians and the team has won five Indian Premier League titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 under him, making him the most successful captain in IPL history, sharing this record with MS Dhoni.

In Their Own Story

The air inside the Wankhede Stadium was thick enough to choke on, the roar of the crowd vibrating through the concrete stands as the final ball loomed. Rohit stood at the non-striker's end, his gaze locked on the bowler, carrying the weight of five championships with a serene stillness that silenced the chaos around him. There were no frantic shouts or desperate gestures; the plan was etched in their collective memory, forged in fire and tempered by years of shared glory. As the bowler sprinted in, a sudden hush swallowed the stadium, broken only by the sharp crack of leather on willow. The ball soared into the outfield, and instantly, the sea of blue erupted. Rohit raised his bat, not with arrogance, but with a quiet, profound gratitude for the journey that had transformed a group of underdogs into undisputed kings.

Reader's Guide

Sharma holds several batting records including most runs in T20 Internationals, most sixes in international cricket, most double centuries in ODI cricket (3), most centuries at Cricket World Cups (7), and joint most hundreds in Twenty20 Internationals (5). He also holds the world record for the highest individual score (264) in an ODI and the record for scoring most hundreds (five) in a single Cricket World Cup.

Did You Know?

• Sharma is the first and only captain to lead a team in all ICC tournament finals.
• He is one of two players who have played in every edition of the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2024.
• He is one of several Indian players to win two T20 World Cups, including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Suresh Raina.
• He received the Padma Shri in 2020, India's fourth-highest civilian award.