Dhoni, who made a record 194th IPL appearance in Friday’s contest against Hyderabad sunrises, outplayed his teammate Suresh Raina (193).
MS Dhoni today becomes the player with the most matches (194) in IPL history. # Dream11IPL https://t.co/PwpDFcEA2E
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1601646068000
Captain of the Mumbai Indians Rohit sharma is third on the list with 192 appearances, followed by Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik (185 appearances) and Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper virat Kohli (180 appearances) in fourth and fifth place respectively.
MS Dhoni arrives here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium for match 14 of # Dream11IPL. # CSKvSRH https://t.co/lWPmOUDThs
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1601644387000
Wishing Dhoni to reach the milestone, Raina, who withdrew from the current issue, citing personal reasons, tweeted: “Congratulations Mahi bhai (@msdhoni) on becoming the IPL player with the most international appearances. Happier is You guys have broken my record. All the best for today’s game and I’m sure @ChennaiIPL will win this season’s @IPL. ”
Congratulations to Mahi bhai (@msdhoni) for becoming the IPL player with the most matches. The happiest that my record was broken … https://t.co/FgXXxncZPO
– Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) 1601645883000
Dhoni, who has played every edition of the IPL since its inception, is in his 11th season with CSK, a team he has always captained, as well as playing two seasons for Rising Pune Supergiants.
Those were the seasons in which CSK was suspended from the league over the 2013 point-fixing scandal.
When Dhoni took the field against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday, it was his 164th game for CSK. He had played 30 games for RPS during the 2016 and 2017 editions.
Dhoni is the second most successful skipper in IPL history after Rohit, having led CSK to three titles (2010, 2011 and 2018) with a total of eight final appearances.
Dhoni, individually, has played nine finals, including the 2017 Pune Supergiants summit against Mumbai Indians.
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