The former Indian batter Gautam Gambhir is one of the most celebrated human beings for the Kolkata Knight Riders fans. He won the trophy twice for KKR, and later as a mentor in 2024. His influence was so high that Shreyas Iyer's captaincy got doomed—something Iyer wasn't ready for. Here are top five things about Gautam Gambhir as a captain in the Indian Premier League. 1 | Two-Time Title Winner for KKR KKR have had 8 captains leading their side, but only Gautam Gambhir won twice for the franchise. Before 2012, KKR had never played the playoffs, and in the first final, they faced the Chennai Super Kings. KKR defeated CSK by 5 wickets, with Manvinder Bisla (88 off 48 balls) and Jacques Kallis (69 off 49 balls) leading the case. Gambhir led the season from the front, becoming the second-highest scorer of the tournament, having 590 runs. Two years later, KKR defeated Kings XI Punjab by three wickets, despite the Bengal batter Wriddhiman Saha (115 off 55 balls*) scoring a century for Punjab. With that, he became one of the elite captains in the league to win the trophy more than once, after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma. 2 | Most Consecutive Wins (10) The 2014 season was a season of absolute determination for the purple boys. KKR was almost on the verge of getting eliminated, having won only two of their first seven matches. Under Gambhir's leadership, they scripted a dramatic comeback, winning their final nine matches of the season in a row, including the playoffs and the final, to clinch their second IPL title. The streak was extended to 10 consecutive wins when KKR won their opening match of the 2015 season. And that marked, KKR's longest winning streak. Read alos: Top 5 facts about Shreyas Iyer as the captain in Indian Premier League 3 | Most Matches as KKR Captain (122) Gautam gambhir has led the team for a long time from 2011 to 2017. from that time, Gambhir led the team in 122 matches, the highest by any captain leading the side. The second highest in the list was Dinesh Karthik who led the team in 37 matches, marking a stark difference in between the two Top 5 captains who led KKR in most matches Captain Matches Span Gautam Gambhir 122 2011-2017 Dinesh Karthik 37 2018-2020 Shreyas Iyer 30 2022, 2024 Sourav Ganguly 27 2008-2010 Eoin Morgan 24 2020-2021 4 | Second Best Win Rate for KKR (57.43%) In the 122 matches, Gambhir won 68 matches and lost 56. With this, he holds the record for the second-best winning rate as a captain for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), among those who have captained the team in a significant number of matches. Shreyas Iyer tops the list closely, having the success rate of 56.70. Yet Gambhir is recognized due to the extensive number of matches he played. 5| Leading Run-Scorer While Captaining: Gambhir used to be one of the most selfless batters during his regime, and it reflected in his captaincy too. Despite being one of the top run getters in the league, he never got a century, for not willing to compromise with the flow. His highest run in IPL was 93* against CSK in 2012. In the same year he made the record to be the highest scorer of the team. As the team's captain, he has 3345 runs, the highest for the franchise as a captain. In 2017, in the last year for KKR, he finished with 498 runs, the highest by an Indian batter that season.