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MS Dhoni performs 2 hundredth IPL event for CSK and joins Virat Kohli in elite listing

MS Dhoni has turn out to be the primary cricketer to play 200 Indian Premier League suits for Chennai Tremendous Kings. Total, that is Dhoni’s 230th event within the IPL however he performed 30 of the ones for Emerging Pune Supergiant in 2016 and 2017 when CSK had been beneath suspension.

MS Dhoni reached the milestone of 200 IPL suits for CSK when he walked out to the toss with Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis on Wednesday. Dhoni is the main run-scorer for CSK towards RCB.

But even so MS Dhoni, most effective Virat Kohli has performed over 200 suits for a similar franchise. Kohli has featured in 218 suits for Royal Challengers Bangalore to this point since his debut in 2008.

No different participant comes just about the selection of suits MS Dhoni has performed for Chennai Tremendous Kings. Suresh Raian, who went unsold within the 2022 participant public sale, featured in 176 suits for the Tremendous Kings. Ravindra Jadeja, who relinquished his captaincy a couple of days again, has performed 142 suits to this point.

MS Dhoni holds the file for many IPL suits for any aspect however Virat Kohli, who’s fourth at the listing, has performed all his 218 suits for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

MS Dhoni, some of the celebrated captains in global cricket, has led CSK to 4 IPL championships. Beneath MS Dhoni, CSK received the IPL in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021.

MS Dhoni had given up the CSK captaincy and the franchise named Ravindra Jadeja as his successor two days earlier than the beginning of IPL 2022. Then again, after a disastrous run, Jadeja passed the captaincy again to Dhoni an afternoon earlier than CSK’s event towards Sunrisers Hyderabad.

After resuming his tasks as skipper, MS Dhoni oversaw a comfy win for Chennai Tremendous Kings over Sunrisers Hyderabad and clarified the captaincy fiasco. In a post-match interview with Famous person Sports activities, Dhoni stated Jadeja knew he would lead CSK remaining season and that he had sufficient time to arrange. Then again, Dhoni added he was once glad to take over as captain once more so Ravindra Jadeja may center of attention on his batting, bowling and fielding.

Beneath MS Dhoni, CSK had reached the overall of the inaugural version of the IPL however they misplaced to Rajasthan Royals. In 2010, Dhoni led the Tremendous Kings to their first IPL triumph, which they defended effectively in 2011.

After the spot-fixing scandal broke, Chennai Tremendous Kings and Rajasthan Royals had been banned for 2 years.

In 2016, MS Dhoni was once roped in through Emerging Pune Supergiant. He performed 14 suits for the aspect in 2016 and 16 within the 2017, when RPS reached the overall.

Again on the helm as captain after the ban on CSK was once lifted, MS Dhoni led them to every other identify win. In 2020, CSK had been knocked out of the race for the playoffs however they got here again strongly to win the IPL in 2021.

MS Dhoni has been in excellent contact with the bat in IPL 2022. At the same time as the remainder of the CSK batting line-up failed, Dhoni hit a half-century towards Kolkata Knight Riders within the season opener. In opposition to Mumbai Indians, Dhoni grew to become again the clock with a antique show to safe an exhilarating victory for CSK.