MS Dhoni - the Greatest Ever IPL Captain?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is arguably the greatest IPL icon. He is the most capped IPL player in the history of the tournament with a 250-game experience for the Chennai Super Kings. As a batter, MS has over 5000 runs in the tournament at a strike rate of about 136. Let’s look at some of the achievements that make MS Dhoni the greatest-ever IPL captain.

Most trophies as Captain: MS Dhoni has led CSK to 5 IPL trophies and 2 Champions League Titles. CSK won the IPL under his leadership in the 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023 seasons. The franchise lifted the Champions League trophy twice, in 2011 and 2014.

Most Runners-up Finishes as Captain: MS Dhoni has led his team to the Finals of the IPL a record 10 times, which is huge in a 16-seasons-old tournament. The Chennai Super Kings ended up as runners-up in the tournament in the 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2019 seasons.

Greatest Finisher in the tournament: MS Dhoni not only led the franchise as captain but also led from the batter as a batter. MS is the most celebrated finisher in the history of the tournament. He has pulled off some amazing feats in the tournament like scoring 23 runs in the last over in 2016 and scoring 70* in 34 balls when CSK were struggling at 74/4 in 2018.

Dhoni has confirmed his participation in IPL 2024 and his fans will be hoping for a great show in what could be his last IPL season.