CHENNAI SUPER KINGS (CSK)
Chennai Super Kings, captained by MS Dhoni, are in a good position in the race for the playoffs. By winning the last match of the group stage…
Can MS Dhoni play IPL 2024, CSK CEO gave a big statement
Chennai Super Kings, captained by MS Dhoni, are in a good position in the race for the playoffs. By winning the last match of the group stage, they will secure a place in the playoffs. Amidst all this the question in everyone’s mind is can MS Dhoni play IPL 2024, is this (IPL 2023) Dhoni’s last season? A big statement has come from CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan.
This is the first time since 2019 that MS Dhoni played an IPL match at his home ground (Chepauk Stadium), when he was earlier asked about his IPL retirement, he expressed his desire to play at his home ground in the last season. It is believed that this is the last season of MS Dhoni as a player. But on this question, Dhoni had said in a match that he has not yet decided on IPL retirement. Now a big statement has come from the CEO of CSK.
Can MS Dhoni play IPL 2024?
Whether MS Dhoni will play IPL next year or not, it is up to him to decide because he never had any pressure from the team and will not remain so. However, ever since he suddenly retired from international cricket (2020), his IPL retirement is also being speculated. Team CEO Kashi Vishwanathan said “We are confident that Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play in the next season of IPL as well. We hope that the kind of support that we have received till now from the fans will continue”.
ms dhoni ipl career
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the captain of CSK from the first season of IPL. Apart from him, only Raina and Jadeja have been the captains of this team. Till the time of writing the news, Dhoni has played 246 matches in IPL. In this he has scored 5076 runs. Dhoni’s best score in IPL is 84 runs. Dhoni has scored 24 fifties in IPL.
| Years | match | Run | highest score | strike rate | half a century | 4s | 6s |
| Career | 246 | 5076 | 84* | 136.01 | 24 | 349 | 239 |
| 2023 | 12 | 98 | 32* | 196 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 | 232 | 50* | 123.4 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
| 2021 | 16 | 114 | 18* | 106.54 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2020 | 14 | 200 | 47* | 116.27 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
| 2019 | 15 | 416 | 84* | 134.62 | 3 | 22 | 23 |
| 2018 | 16 | 455 | 79* | 150.66 | 3 | 24 | 30 |
| 2017 | 16 | 290 | 61* | 116 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2016 | 14 | 284 | 64* | 135.23 | 1 | 18 | 14 |
| 2015 | 17 | 372 | 53 | 121.96 | 1 | 27 | 17 |
| 2014 | 16 | 371 | 57* | 148.4 | 1 | 22 | 20 |
| 2013 | 18 | 461 | 67* | 162.89 | 4 | 32 | 25 |
| 2012 | 19 | 358 | 51* | 128.77 | 1 | 26 | 9 |
| 2011 | 16 | 392 | 70* | 158.7 | 2 | 25 | 23 |
| 2010 | 13 | 287 | 66* | 136.66 | 2 | 26 | 8 |
| 2009 | 14 | 332 | 58* | 127.2 | 2 | 22 | 9 |
| 2008 | 16 | 414 | 65 | 133.54 | 2 | 38 | 15 |
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