Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Wednesday, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja praised skipper M.S. Dhoni, who shall be main the facet for 200th time within the league, and expressed hope that the workforce will give him a present on this particular milestone within the kind of a win on the residence floor of the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Legendary India wicketkeeper-batter M.S. Dhoni shall be main CSK for the 200th time within the IPL when he takes the sector against RR.
“What can I say, he is a legend of Indian cricket. So, I would like to wish him good luck. Hopefully, in his 200th game, we will win in Chepauk and all the fans will be happy, so that we continue the momentum. Hopefully, we win tomorrow and we give him a gift on his 200th [IPL] match as captain,” mentioned Jadeja as quoted by the workforce’s official web site in a media interplay forward of the match.
M.S. Dhoni is probably the most constant skipper in IPL historical past. He has led CSK to 4 IPL titles (2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021 editions). Though Mumbai Indians (MI) have gained 5 IPL trophies, M.S.-led CSK enjoys the benefit of consistency.
He has led CSK to the ultimate 4 stage of the event in 11 out of 13 editions of the league, with the facet ending as runners-up on 5 events. Dhoni has captained on 213 events in IPL, out of which he has gained 125 matches, misplaced 87 and one match failed to produce a end result. His win proportion of 58.96 makes him one of probably the most profitable IPL captains within the long-term.
He additionally has had a one-season stint as skipper with Rising Pune Supergiant, a facet that existed quickly in IPL from 2016 to 2017. He might win solely 5 matches and misplaced 9 out of 14 through the 2016 season with the franchise, ending seventh on the factors desk. He has led CSK in 199 matches out of 213 to this point, having gained 120, misplaced 78 and one failed to produce a end result.
His win proportion with CSK as skipper is 60.30 per cent. Dhoni can also be a highly-accomplished batter in IPL, having scored 5,004 runs in league historical past at a median of 39.09 and a strike price of over 135. He has scored 24 half-centuries in his IPL profession, with a greatest of 84*.
This event shall be little question particular for Dhoni, who’s most definitely enjoying his final IPL season, at present at 41 years of age. His facet has sufficient star energy to make this event a memorable one for the Indian legend with their performances.
CSK is within the fifth place within the factors desk with two wins and a loss in three matches and a complete of 4 factors. RR is within the second place with the identical win-loss document as CSK, however their superior web run price offers them the next place within the desk.
Chennai Super Kings squad: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, M.S. Dhoni(w/c), Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Tushar Deshpande, Ambati Rayudu, Akash Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, R.S. Hangargekar, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu
Rajasthan Royals squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, Okay.M. Asif, Donavon Ferreira, Joe Root, Adam Zampa, Okay.C. Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Devdutt Padikkal, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore.
