Legendary captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has given up his captaincy for his team Chennai Super Kings after leading the team since its inception. Winning 4 trophies with the team and being the reigning captain.
The legendary captain, who retired from international cricket in 2020 after not playing for the team for over a year now is not the captain of any team.
MSD, CSK, and IPL Records
- MS Dhoni joined the IPL franchise in Chennai back in 2008 for a whopping $ 1.5 million (then INR 6 billion). MS Dhoni became the highest-paid player in the history of the IPL at the time.
- MS Dhoni needs two more dismissals behind the wicket to complete 150 wicketkeeping dismissals in the IPL, he will be the first wicketkeeper to do so.
- MS Dhoni is 179 runs away from running 7,000 T20 runs.
- MS Dhoni is 14 sixes away from completing 200 sixes for CSK.
- MS Dhoni is death over specialist. He is the first batsman who hit most sixes in death overs (17-20 Over). The number of 141 sixes.
If not Dhoni then Who?
According to an official announcement, the versatile Ravindra Jadeja will take over the post of captain of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) master franchise from Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the 2022 IPL.
Jadeja, who has been an organic member of the Chennai Super Kings since 2012, will only be the third player to lead CSK. Dhoni, who has been CSK captain since the start of the league in 2008, could play in the final IPL this season. He has already taken retirement from international cricket.
CSK has won the IPL championship four times (in 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021), behind only the Mumbai Indians, and has the highest victory rate of any IPL team (64.83 %).
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