Hardik Pandya's captaincy record: What do the numbers say?

Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Team Gujarat won the Indian T20 League 2022. They also reached the final in 2023 before losing to MS Dhoni-led Team Chennai.

India's Hardik Pandya has been a successful captain in the limited opportunities available to him in white-ball cricket.

With Rohit Sharma in the twilight of his international career, India has lined up numerous candidates to become the next captain of the Indian cricket team.

So Hardik Pandya has already been named as the vice-captain of the Indian white-ball team.

Apart from his leadership credentials, Pandya is also a valuable asset to any cricket team with his powerful batting and right-arm bowling. He won his days in limited-overs cricket.

Meanwhile, the Indian all-rounder has also captained Gujarat and Mumbai in the Indian T20 League.

With that in mind, let's take a look at Hardik Pandya's captaincy record.

Hardik Pandya's captaincy record

Hardik Pandya made his captaincy debut against Ireland in a two-match T20 international series in Ireland in June 2022.

Under his leadership, the Indian cricket team won the first T20I by seven wickets and recorded an emphatic four-run victory in the second to take the series 2-0.

Since then, Pandya has led India in 16 T20Is and three ODIs so far. He is yet to lead India in cricket.

Under Pandya's captaincy, the Indian cricket team has won 10 out of 16 T20Is, while suffering five losses with the other match ending in a draw.

In one-day cricket, the men in blue have won two out of three matches under Pandya.

Hardik Pandya's captaincy record in international cricket

Format	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
T20Is	16	10	5	1	0	62.50
ODIs	3	2	1	0	0	66.66

The Gujarat-born cricketer is only the fourth Indian captain to lead the Men in Blue in at least 15 T20Is.

MS Dhoni (72 matches), Rohit Sharma (54 matches) and Virat Kohli (50 matches) are the other captains who have led India in multiple matches in the shortest format of cricket. Among these four, Pandya has the second-best win percentage in T20I cricket at 62.5%.

Captain	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
Rohit Sharma	54	41	12	1	0	75.92
Hardik Pandya	16	10	5	1	0	62.50
Virat Kohli	50	30	16	2	0	60.00
MS Dhoni	72	41	28	1	2	56.94

Hardik Pandya's captaincy record in Indian T20 league

Hardik Pandya has been appointed as the captain of Team Gujarat after being roped in by the franchise for the 2022 Indian T20 League Grand Auction.

The decision was an instant hit as Pandya guided Gujarat to their first Indian T20 league title in 2022. The star all-rounder also became the first captain since the legendary Shane Warne to lead the franchise to the title in his first year. Indian T20 League.

In 2023, Pandya continued to impress as a leader, leading Gujarat to the final of the Indian T20 League. However, Gujarat lost the 2023 final against MS Dhoni's team Chennai by five wickets (DLS method).

In two seasons as the captain of Team Gujarat, Pandya became a successful captain. Gujarat won 22 out of 31 matches but suffered nine losses under Pandya. He recorded an impressive winning percentage of 70.97%.

Pandya later returned to Mumbai after two seasons ahead of the Indian T20 League 2024. He replaced Rohit Sharma as Mumbai's new captain.

Pandya was heavily criticized by the public in many stadiums. The reason for this criticism was Pandya's controversial decisions. Due to these decisions, the fans upset Pandya in a big way which left him disappointed.

Team Mumbai also got off to a disappointing start to their Indian T20 League 2024 campaign as they lost their first three matches. They later bounced back with back-to-back wins.

Mumbai have currently won just three of the eight matches they have played in the 2024 edition of the Indian T20 League under Pandyaky.