IPL 2018: The stage is all set for auctions for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League. On Tuesday, Boards of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the dates for the auction. The set dates are January 27 and 28 next year and the venue is Bengaluru. So as per the common myth, former Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni is believed to be the most successful captain in the T20 league. However, in reality, Rising Pune Supergiants captain and ?Don Bradman? of the 21st century Steve Smith has a better win rate than that of even Dhoni. Smith tops the table with 16 wins in 24 games at a win rate of 66.67 percent.
Second to Smith is Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. He has 45 wins in 75 games at a win percentage of 60 percent. Interestingly, third is on the list is the legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar?s has 30 wins from 51 games at a percentage of 58.82. Virat Kohli is not even on list! Dhoni finds a place on the fifth spot behind Australian Cameron White. On one hand, where White has seven wins from 12 games at a rate of 58.33 percent, on the other hand, Dhoni has 83 wins from 143 games at 58.04 percent. This year?s auction will see teams having an increased budget of Rs 80 crore from previous Rs 66 crore. In all five players can be retained by a franchise, which includes two Right to Match cards.
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