CSK vs RR: MS Dhoni – MS Dhoni will walk for the 200th time as captain for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) when he will take the field against Rajasthan Royals (RR) today in Indian Premier League (IPL). Notably, Dhoni completed 200 matches as a captain during the 2021 edition of IPL against Royals and became the first man to do so. But that time, the wicketkeeper batter also captained Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in the 2016 edition. This time, Dhoni will complete the historic double as the skipper for only CSK and thus become the first captain in the history of IPL to lead a franchise for the 200th time. Meanwhile, the skipper was felicitated by CSK owner N. Srinivasan ahead of his milestone match. Follow CSK vs RR & IPL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Dhoni has been the captain for CSK since the inception of IPL in the 2008 season. The wicketkeeper batter has since then gone on to lead CSK in 199 games for over 14 seasons. The 41-year-old holds a plethora of records and is the second-most successful captain in the history of IPL winning four trophies.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2023
MS Dhoni’s captaincy record in numbers
- Dhoni has scored the second most number of runs as IPL captain scoring 4,482 runs, Virat Kohli tops the list, scoring 4,881 runs for RCB as captain.
- MS Dhoni became just the fifth Indian batter to score 5000 IPL runs when he achieved the milestone against LSG in IPL 2022 season
- The CSK skipper’s win percentage is the best among all IPL captains. Dhoni has a win percentage of 59% while captaining the side over 150 games.
- Dhoni has led CSK to record nine IPL finals, which is the most for a franchise. In nine finals, CSK have prevailed as winners four times.
- This will be Dhoni’s 200th appearance as captain for CSK, and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said he would like to celebrate the momentous occasion with a win against RR.
“What can I say, He is a legend of not only CSK, he legend of Indian Cricket. I would like to wish him good luck. Hopefully, we will win the game tomorrow and give it as a gift to him on his 200th match as captain. Hope to continue the momentum of how we have played in the last two games,” Jadeja said during a press conference.
