MS Dhoni creates history, 1st player to appear in 200 Indian Premier League matches

Dhoni has been CSK’s captain since the IPL got underway in 2008 except for the two years when the franchise was suspended. However, during that phase, wicketkeeper-batsman was part of the Rising Pune Supergiant.

With Suresh Raina opting out of the season, Dhoni surpassed his CSK teammate to become the most capped IPL cricketer. In 200 matches, the former India captain has scored 4596 runs, which includes 23 fifties, with a highest score of 84 not out. His strike-rate reads 36.

Dhoni is the third in the list of most sixes in IPL history with 215 such hits to his name. Chris Gayle (333 sixes) and AB de Villiers (231 sixes) are the leading six-hitters in the league’s history.