IPL 2021: MS Dhoni Becomes First-Ever Cricketer To Attain Elusive Feat While Playing For CSK In IPL

IPL 2021 news: Under the captaincy of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL trophy three times. Dhoni has so far scored a total of 4632 runs in 199 matches at an average of 40.63 in this league, including 23 fifties.  His strike rate in IPL is more than 136.

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Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of the world's most successful captains of all time, attained a special feat in the IPL on Friday.  The three-time IPL champion went on to play the 200th match for the three-time Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. Mahi won the toss against Punjab Kings and decided to bowl first.

One of the most impactful thing in this record is that MS Dhoni has not captained the Chennai Super Kings in just one game out of all the 200 matches.  Dhoni was part of CSK's Playing-XI in the Champions League match in 2012, but did not lead the team back then.

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MS Dhoni has played 176 matches for CSK in the Indian Premier League (IPL).  Apart from this, he also represented the yellow army in 24 matches in the Champions League T20 tournament.  Dhoni also represented the Rising Pune Supergiant team in 30 IPL matches in the 2016–17 season.

Under the captaincy of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL trophy three times. Dhoni has so far scored a total of 4632 runs in 199 matches at an average of 40.63 in this league, including 23 fifties.  His strike rate in IPL is more than 136.

 The 39-year-old played 24 matches in the Champions League and scored a total of 449 runs.  Under his captaincy, Chennai twice won the Champions League title in the years 2010 and 2014.  This experienced wicket-keeper batsman has scored a total of 216 sixes in IPL, which is a record among Indians batsmen.