Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He is also the current captain of the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, the most by any captain.
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He also led India to victories in the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups. Additionally, under his leadership, India won the 2010 and 2011 ICC Test Series and the 2013 ICC ODI Championship. Right-handed wicketkeeper batsman MS Dhoni is known for his cool leadership style and his capacity to win matches in tight situations. Ms. Dhoni scored 17,266 runs in international cricket, including 10,000+ runs in ODIs, and is considered one of the best finishers in cricket. He is also one of the greatest wicket-keepers and captains in the history of cricket.
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Now, coming to the point, MS Dhoni is the second most successful captain of the IPL. He has made Chennai Super Kings four times champions under his captaincy. Barring the seasons of 2016 and 2017, he has been the regular captain of CSK. However, in 2022, the franchise made Ravindra Jadeja the captain of the team. But Jadeja resigned after captaining the first half of the season. After which, Dhoni again took over the reins of the team. Even in the 16th season of the IPL, MS Dhoni will be seen captaining CSK.
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If seen in the last few years, then MS Dhoni has definitely been the captain of the team, but the batting is no longer the same. For the last three years, each and every run by Dhoni has cost CSK dearly. CSK can’t fit him safely anywhere now.
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MS Dhoni’s performance in last 3 Year
MS Dhoni played 44 matches in three seasons, from IPL 2020 to 2022. In these three seasons of the Indian Premier League, only 546 runs came out of his bat. During this time, his average was 24.81 and his strike rate was 116.91. These figures show that MS Dhoni’s performance in the IPL has been very poor in the last three years. During this time, Chennai Super Kings gave him about 60 crores as salary. Now you can imagine how expensive each and every run of MS Dhoni is costing CSK.
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MS Dhoni’s IPL career
There is no doubt that MS Dhoni is one of the most successful batsmen in the IPL. He has scored 4978 runs in 206 innings of 234 matches in the IPL. After scoring 22 runs in the 16th season, Ms Dhoni will join the select few IPL batsmen who have scored 5,000 or more runs in the league. He has scored 24 half-centuries in the IPL so far. His highest score in the Indian Premier League is 84 not out. This is probably the last IPL for MS Dhoni. In such a situation, he would like to win another trophy for his team.
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