IPL 2023: MS Dhoni on Verge of a Huge IPL Milestone During the Game Against GT on Friday

IPL 2023: The start of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League is just a few hours away. We will witness the clash of the champions in the first game of the tournament. It will be a match where the defending champion Gujarat Titans will take on the four-time champion Chennai Super Kings at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium at 7:30 in the evening. The expectations have broken all the boundaries for another epic season ahead.

All ten IPL teams are ready to compete to be crowned champions of the world’s biggest cricket tournament. This season will be more special for the fans as all teams will play half of their games on their home ground. That means fans will be able to watch their favorite teams and players in the limelight ahead of them. CSK will have a lot of things to prove as they didn’t have a great season in 2022.

IPL 2023: MS Dhoni is on the cusp of making a big record in the Indian Premier League

CSK ended the last season in ninth place, as they only won four games out of 14 group matches. They also suffered from a lot of injuries and a captaincy debacle. But now, MS Dhoni will be back leading the team and will look to win the fifth title for the franchise. Dhoni will be back in action in the first game against GT on Friday. And with his comeback, he might make some big IPL records.

MSD is one of those few players who have been part of the league since the inaugural season in 2008. In his glittering IPL career, he has represented two franchises: Chennai Super Kings and Rising Pune Supergiants. So far, he has played 234 games and scored 4978 runs at an average of 39.19 and a strike rate of 135.19, including 24 half-centuries. He is just 22 runs away from joining the elite group of batters with 5000 IPL runs.

Currently, the CSK skipper is 7th on the list of highest run-getters in the IPL. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan are at the top of the list. Virat has 6624 runs in 215 innings, while Dhawan has scored 6244 runs in 205 innings. Well, there are some concerns over Dhoni’s fitness ahead of the first game against GT. But there is no official statement from the franchise.