Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni appeared for the two hundredth match as captain of the franchise when he flipped the coin alongside Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson on Wedneday night at Chepauk. Dhoni has now change into the primary captain in IPL to have led a staff in 200 video games. To mark this special day, the 41-year-old was felicitated by the CSK proprietor N Srinivasan. Dhoni obtained a memento from Srinivasan forward of the toss with a giant smile on his face. CSK shared the pics of the felicitation ceremony with caption: ‘Salute the King and whistle for his two hundredth as Thala!’
Watch Dhoni get felicitated for his two hundredth sport as CSK captain beneath:
A particular one to rejoice the tremendous one! #Thala200 #WhistlePodu #Yellove __pic.twitter.com/B99w8GLuig
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 12, 2023
Dhoni received the toss vs RR and determined to bowl first. Speaking on finishing 200 matches as CSK captain, which is a uncommon feat in IPL or another type of cricket, Dhoni thanked the followers for lending help on this lengthy journey. At the toss, Dhoni stated, “It feels good and also I feel the crowd has been fantastic. Also the fact that we started in the old stadium, it was very hot and humid. But now it feels like we’re playing in Switzerland. It’s good to play. We have seen cricket change – how T20 was played at that point of time till now, a lot has changed. The crowd has been fantastic.”
Dhoni’s efficiency as CSK captain
Dhoni has received 4 titles for CSK. The first title win got here in IPL 2010 when the staff beat Mumbai Indians within the closing. In 2011, CSK made it to their third closing and this time they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to assert their second back-to-back title. CSK needed to wait for a very long time for his or her third win because it got here in 2018 when the franchise returned to the roster after ban of two years. CSK’s final title clinch was in 2021 the place they beat Kolkata Knight Riders.Â
Dhoni led CSK a complete of 199 occasions earlier than the IPL 2023 conflict vs RR and received 120 of them with a successful share of 60.61. Overall, Dhoni has captained in 213 matches for CSK in addition to Rising Pune Supergiants (RPSG). Dhoni had led RPSG in 2016 earlier than deciding to give up captaincy the following yr. Dhoni additionally performed in a couple of video games for CSK purely as a keeper in IPL 2022 when Ravindra Jadeja led the aspect.