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MS Dhoni will in all likelihood retire after IPL 2023. (pic credit: sportzpix)
MS Dhoni captained Chennai Super Kings for a record 200 times and also won two of the four IPL titles.
Chennai Super Kings have been one of the traditional powerhouses of the IPL, the second most successful team in the league’s 15-year history, having won four titles so far. A major contributor behind their dominance has been the presence of Maverick M S Dhoni As their captain since the inception of IPL in 2008.
Under Dhoni, CSK have made the finals a record nine times out of 13 seasons of the IPL (he was suspended for two years).
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Not that CSK have always dominated their opponents. At times, he has found himself in serious trouble but more often than not, he has been pulled out of tough spots and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar attributes Dhoni’s never-say-die attitude to his presence.
“Chennai Super Kings know how to get out of tough situations. This has been possible only under the captaincy of MS Dhoni,” Gavaskar said. star sports Cricket live show,
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Recently, Dhoni became the first captain in IPL history to lead a team 200 times. Gavaskar explains how the burden of captaincy hasn’t affected Dhoni’s own performance.
“It is very difficult to captain in 200 matches. Captaining so many matches is a burden and it could have affected his performance as well. But Mahi is different. He is a different captain. There hasn’t been a captain like him till date and there won’t be a captain like him in the future as well.
In 200 matches as CSK captain, Dhoni has tasted victory 120 times while lost 79.
Meanwhile, Gavaskar also praised former Royal Challengers skipper Virat Kohli for his excellent form in the ongoing IPL 2023.
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“Virat Kohli is giving RCB good starts at the start of the innings. He deserves a lot of credit for the starts that RCB are getting and the runs that the team is putting on the board because of his starts. Gavaskar said, these are good signs for RCB.
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