As the Captain Cool era ends, take a look at Dhoni’s captaincy journey in the IPL

Mar 25, 2022 By: Vaamanaa Sethi Credit: BCCL

MS Dhoni, on Thursday, stepped down as the captain for Chennai Super Kings (CSK)...

...ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Credit: BCCL

End of an era

Dhoni handed over his captaincy to all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. From now on, Dhoni won’t be leading the pack in the upcoming IPL seasons. Credit: BCCL

No. of matches

Dhoni has captained CSK for around 204 IPL matches, out of which the team won 121 and lost 89 matches. Credit: BCCL

Four IPL titles under his leadership

With four championship titles under his leadership, he stands at the second position on the list of captains with the maximum number of IPL titles. Credit: BCCL

Three-times runner-up

Other than winning the title four times, CSK has also been a runner-up in three IPL seasons under Dhoni’s leadership. Credit: BCCL

One of the most successful teams in the IPL franchise

With Dhoni in charge, CSK has proved to be one of the most successful teams in the IPL franchise who failed to qualify for the playoffs only once since 2008. Credit: BCCL

In 2021, he completed 300 IPL matches, becoming the first captain to reach this landmark in IPL history.

At the age of 40, Dhoni became the oldest captain in the league to win trophy in 2021 (CSK’s fourth title).

Bad news for Dhoni fans

Some media reports suggest that as Dhoni stepped down from captaincy, it could also mean that we will not see him play much this season, and this could also be his last season. Credit: BCCL

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