MS Dhoni, captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), is getting older like a fine wine. During the ongoing IPL 2023, raucous chants for him are heard at every venue. Regardless of which side you pull for in the T20 spectacle, one can concede that CSK has procured a lot of help both at home and away matches.
Their “captain cool”‘s” charismatic personality is largely to blame. Many people think that he might not play in the IPL 2023 again. Over the course of more than a decade and a half, Dhoni has led CSK to eight IPL finals. Under his leadership, the Yellow Brigade has won four IPL championships and two Champions League T20 trophies.
The Ranchi-born batsman has scored 5,054 runs in 213 IPL innings at a strike rate of 135.86, ranking seventh in tournament history. CSK is currently in Delhi for a Wednesday match against the Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The Capitals made a video for social media ahead of the game in which they asked their players to describe “MSD” in one word. Accordingly, the DC players utilized words like “Older sibling,” “Mr. Cool,” “Legend,” “Skipper,” “Finisher,” “Thalaivaa,” “God,” and “Huge Fan” among others.
How has MS Dhoni fared in IPL 2023 up to this point :
MS Dhoni has batted lower down in the CSK batting order, usually at No. 7 or 8 this year. He has hit two fours and eight sixes at a staggering strike rate of 200 and has scored 76 runs in 38 balls over seven innings. While attempting to score 176 against the Rajasthan Royals, the former Indian captain scored 32 runs off 17 balls.
He took steps to pursue the objective by crushing two gigantic sixes off Sandeep Sharma’s astounding in the last. However, the effort was in vain as RR prevailed by three runs in the match. Dhoni has been required for a sum of eight excusals from behind the stumps with six gets and two stumpings.