MS Dhoni To Achieve Huge Milestone in CSK vs RR

image-lgdhzzywDhoni to play his 200 IPL game as CSK skipper vs RR (AP Photo)

MS Dhoni carries a huge legacy as no cricketer does. The legendary former Indian captain is leading Chennai Super League (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, and it is anticipated to be Dhoni's last dance in the lucrative league. Against Rajasthan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Dhoni will be leading CSK for the 200th time.

Overall in the IPL, CSK's captain has already led more than 200 times - 213 times to be precise - however, that included captained both Chennai  and Rising Pune Super Giants.

Among the captains who have led teams the most in the league, no one even comes close to the legendary MS Dhoni. The next on the line are Rohit Sharma with 146 games, Virat Kohli (140 matches), Gautam Gambhir (129) and Adam Gilchrist (74).


Captains with most games captained

  1.  MS Dhoni (CSK & RPSG) - 213 matches and 125 wins
  2. Rohit Sharma (MI) - 146 matches and 80 wins 
  3. Virat Kohli (RCB) - 140 matches and 64 wins
  4. Gautam Gambhir (Delhi & KKR) - 129 matches and 71 wins
  5. Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Charges & Punjab) - 74 matches and 35 wins

The 41-year-old stumper, who is touted the best skipper that IPL has ever seen, has even better winning percentage than the five-time IPL-winning leader, Rohit Sharma. Only Sachin Tendulkar, who led Mumbai in initial years, comes neck-to-neck to Chennai's Thala.

Captains with best winning percentage

  1.  MS Dhoni (CSK) - 58.96% after 213 matches
  2. Sachin Tendulkar (MI) - 58.82% after 51 matches
  3. Rohit Sharma (MI) - 56.16% after 146 matches
  4. Shane Warne (RR) - 55.45% after 55 matches
  5. Gautam Gambhir (KKR & Delhi) - 55.42% after 129 matches
  6. Virender Sehwag (KKR & Punjab) - 53.77% after 53 matches
  7. Shreyas Iyer (DC) - 50.90% after 55 matches
  8. David Warner (SRH & DC) - 49.31% after 73 matches
  9. Virat Kohli (RCB) - 48.16% after 140 matches
  10. Adam Gilchrist (Punjab & Deccan Chargers) - 47.29% after 74 matches

Note: This list only applies top-10 names with most numbers of games played in the IPL as captains.

Under MS Dhoni, Chennai have two out of their three matches this year. Wednesday's clash against Rajasthan Royals will be a tough one as they have one of the teams to beat so far in the IPL 2023.