Kolkata. On Saturday 22 March, Ajinkya Rahane came down to captain the Kolkata Knight Riders, then he gave history. He became the first captain of India to captain not one or two in the Indian Premier League i.e. the Indian Premier League. Before Ajinkya Rahane, three more captains have captained at least three teams in the IPL, all three are foreigners. Shreyas Iyer's name is also going to join this list soon. He has been the captain of two teams and is going to captain a new team this time.
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Ajinkya Rahane has also captained Rajasthan Royals and Rising Pune Supergiants before captaining Kolkata Knight Riders. This was Ajinkya Rahane's 26th match in the IPL as captain. He was the captain of Rajasthan Royals in 24 matches in 2018 and 2019, while in 2017, the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants was in a match. Apart from this, no other Indian captain has been able to captain three IPL teams so far. Shreyas Iyer will become the second Indian when Punjab Kings will play the first match this season. He has been the captain of Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.
At the same time, if we talk about the other three captains who have captained three IPL teams, then they include Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Steve Smith. Kumar Sangakkara captained Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 13 matches in the 2010 season. After this, he was the captain of Deccan Chargers in 25 matches. Sunrisers were the captain of Hyderabad in the 2013 season. Mahela Jayawardene captained Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 13 matches and Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in 16 matches. Steve Smith captained Pune Warriors India in one match, Rising Pune Supergiants in 15 matches and Rajasthan Royals in 27 matches.
