3) Gambhir and Dhoni are the only two cricketers to score 3000 runs as captain in IPL

Two of the three captains to lift the trophy twice, Gambhir and Dhoni are the only two cricketers to score 3000 runs as captain in IPL. Gambhir has led KKR for 6 seasons and was skipper of DD in 2010, while MS has led the CSK for 8 seasons and RPS for one season in 2016.

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