Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni placed on the well-known yellow jersey for the 200th time when he took to the sphere towards Punjab Kings on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday, in match quantity eight of the continued Indian Premier League. The wicket-keeper batsman has led the franchise in all however one recreation (2012 Champions League T20) when he has been a part of the XI.
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The 39-year-old, who has led the Super Kings to 3 IPL titles, is eighth on the all-time IPL batting charts with 4,632 runs (4,058 for CSK) at a mean of 40.63 and a strike fee of 136.67.
In his 24 CLT20 appearances, Dhoni has amassed 449 runs with one fifty whereas main CSK to 2 titles, in 2010 and 2014.
Despite the information backing him, MS Dhoni has been criticised for his gradual method with the bat and batting down the order in latest instances. His former group India teammate Gautam Gambhir is the most recent to induce MS Dhoni to bat up the order. Speaking solely on Star Sports present Cricket LIVE, Gambhir mentioned: “MS Dhoni should be batting higher, that’s what matters because ultimately people should start leading from the front. We keep mentioning this thing that a leader needs to lead from the front. You can’t be leading, when you’re batting at No.7. Yes, there are issues in their bowling line up. Plus, he is not the MS Dhoni, which he used to be probably four or five years back, where he could just come in and start taking on the bowlers from the word go. For me, I think he needs to bat at number four/ five. Nothing below that.”
The 39-year-old veteran additionally holds the file of most sixes amongst Indians within the IPL with 216, whereas being probably the most profitable wicketkeeper with 148 dismissals within the match.
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