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.
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.
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