Following Mumbai Indians' (MI) announcement that Hardik Pandya will be replacing Rohit Sharma as the new captain of the franchise, the Baroda all-rounder joined an exclusive club of players to have captained multiple Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises.
Hardik was the captain of the Gujarat Titans (GT), a new franchise which made their debut in 2022. The 30-year-old guided the Titans to two successive IPL finals and won the trophy in his very first season as captain.
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In this article, The Sporting News takes a look at the players who have captained more than one IPL team.
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Hardik Pandya joins IPL legends such as MS Dhoni, David Warner in exclusive list
Pandya, who has been the first-choice captain for India in the T20I format, has joined retired IPL legends such as Rahul Dravid, Adam Gilchrist, Virender Sehwag, etc. in the list of players to have captained multiple IPL sides.
Sri Lankan GOATs Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene remain the only players to have captained three different IPL teams. Steve Smith also captained three teams. For Pune Warriors India (now defunct), Smith filled in for the-then unavailable Sourav Ganguly.
This list will also include players who captained teams that they were not the captains of initially.
| Player | Teams captained |
| MS Dhoni* | Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiants |
| Steve Smith* | Pune Warriors India, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiants |
| David Warner* | Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Ajinkya Rahane* | Rising Pune Supergiants, Rajasthan Royals |
| Dinesh Karthik* | Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Shikhar Dhawan* | Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Shreyas Iyer* | Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals |
| K.L. Rahul* | Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants |
| Hardik Pandya* | Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans |
| Gautam Gambhir | Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Virender Sehwag | Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings |
| Rahul Dravid | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals |
| Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions |
| Sourav Ganguly | Kolkata Knight Riders, Pune Warriors India |
| Yuvraj Singh | Punjab Kings, Pune Warriors India |
| Adam Gilchrist | Deccan Chargers, Punjab Kings |
| Kevin Pietersen | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals |
| Brendon McCullum | Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Lions |
| Cameron White | Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Punjab Kings, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Punjab Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Delhi Capitals |
NOTE:
* indicates active players
teams in italic indicates defunct teams
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