TATA IPL 2022 LIVE: MS Dhoni Joins Rohit Sharma in an Elite List of Record

TATA IPL 2022: MS Dhoni has become only the second Indian player to appear in 350 or more T20s. Dhoni achieved the milestone during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 game between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday.

The first and the only other Indian cricketer to have played 350 or more T20Is is India captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit, who is the most successful IPL skipper with five titles won, made his T20 debut in 2007 and so far has made appearances in 372 T20s.

Dhoni made his T20 debut a year before Rohit but has played 22 fewer games than the former CSK captain. Out of Dhoni’s 350 T20s, 98 have come for India in the T20I format, while 222 have come for CSK in the IPL.

Meanwhile, out of Rohit’s 372 T20s, 125 have come for India and he has played 215 games for MI in the IPL. Suresh Raina is next on the list of Indian cricketers to have played the most number of T20s. The former CSK star has played 336 T20s between 2006 and 2021, ahead of Dinesh Karthik (329 T20s), Virat Kohli (328 T20s), and Shikhar Dhawan (305 T20s).

In the overall list of most T20s played, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard is at the top with 583 games to his name. His compatriot Dwayne Bravo and Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik are in second and third place with 524 and 472 T20s respectively. With 463 T20s and 411 T20s, Chris Gayle and Ravi Bopara respectively, complete the top five of the list.

IPL 2022: CSK lose the opening 3 games first time in history

Ahead of the start of the IPL 2022, Dhoni stepped down as CSK’s captain. He passed on the baton to CSK’s talented all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Four-time winners CSK have not have had the best of the starts. For the first time in their history, the Men in Yellow have lost their opening three games in an IPL edition.

The defending champions, CSK, started off the IPL 2022 with a six-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Jadeja’s side followed that with another six-wicket loss, this time to first-timers Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). On Sunday, PBKS thrashed CSK by 54 runs to hand Jadeja his third straight loss as CSK captain.

In the ongoing season, Dhoni recently completed 7,000 runs in the T20s. By doing so, he became the sixth Indian batsman to score 7,000 or more runs in the format. He joined the elite list already comprising Kohli, Rohit, Dhawan, Suresh Raina, and Robin Uthappa. With over 10,000 runs, Kohli is the leading run-scorer among Indians in the T20s. He is also the Indian batsman in the 10K club in the T20s.

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