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MS Dhoni on the cusp of latest data in IPL 2025© BCCI/Sportzpics
Cricket is blessed to be witnessing one other Indian Premier League (IPL) season of MS Dhoni. Since Dhoni retired from worldwide cricket in 2020, each single IPL season has begun with the chatter round his future. Because the veteran wicket-keeper batter enters the 18th version of the T20 league, followers are questioning as soon as once more if this would be the final they see of him within the yellow jersey for Chennai Tremendous Kings as a participant. Whereas the course of the longer term will probably be determined in its due time, Dhoni does enter the brand new marketing campaign together with his eyes set on some large data.
The veteran wicket-keeper batter already has a number of the largest data in IPL historical past to his identify, due to the 5 titles he has gained with the Chennai franchise. However, the ‘Thala’, as Dhoni is popularly recognized within the southern state, might add three extra grand data to his identify this season.
1. Dhoni has scored a whopping 4,669 runs for Chennai Tremendous Kings since making his debut for them in 2008. He wants simply 19 extra runs to develop into the best run-getter for Chennai in IPL historical past. At current, former India cricketer Suresh Raina holds the file, with 4,687 runs to his identify. Total, nonetheless, Dhoni has 5243 runs to his identify in IPL, having performed two seasons for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants.
2. Dhoni is already essentially the most profitable wicketkeeper within the event’s historical past. With 10 extra dismissals to his identify, Dhoni will develop into the primary participant within the historical past of the event to succeed in 200 dismissals as a wicket-keeper. The subsequent energetic wicket-keeper within the record is Rishabh Pant, with 95 scalps.
3. A half-century on this IPL would make Dhoni the oldest wicket-keeper within the T20 league’s historical past to succeed in the 50-run mark in a single innings. At current, former Punjab Kings and Australia star Adam Gilchrist holds the file of scoring a fifty at 41 years and 181 days previous. Dhoni will flip 44 this July.
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