Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are one of the heavyweights in IPL history. Under the abled leadership of MS Dhoni, the Yellow Army has won the IPL five times alongside Mumbai Indians. Unlike most other teams in the IPL, the CSK team management has always emphasised building a strong Indian core. This strategy has paid rich dividends for them for many years. On that note, let us take a look at batters with most runs for CSK in IPL history.
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Strike-rate |
| Suresh Raina | 200 | 5529 | 138.91 |
| MS Dhoni | 244 | 4957 | 137.80 |
| Faf du Plessis | 100 | 2932 | 132.07 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 61 | 2244 | 122.98 |
| Michael Hussey | 64 | 2213 | 122.80 |
Most runs for CSK
Suresh Raina
CSK’s long-serving top-order batsmen, Suresh Raina, holds the pole position in this list. The left-hander has been part of CSK’s set-up along with MS Dhoni ever since the inaugural season of the IPL. He was one of the main reasons for Chennai Super Kings during the early phase of the IPL.
MS Dhoni
Legendary wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni has scored over 4000 runs for CSK, even though he has mostly batted lower down the order in a finisher’s role for most of his IPL career. MS Dhoni is expected to add more runs to his tally in the upcoming IPL 2024.
Faf du Plessis
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was a part of CSK squad since 2012 before he joined RCB. In 100 matches for CSK, Du Plessis scored 2932 runs.
Ruturaj Gaikwad
CSK’s new captain always had the potential to reach new heights and he did just that when he overtook Michael Hussey to become the newest addition to the list.
Michael Hussey
After Hayden’s departure, Michael Hussey donned the role of an opening batsman for CSK. He alongside Murali Vijay formed a destructive opening combination for the Yellow Army.
