Mahendra Singh Dhoni will name himself an uncommon record when he ventures out against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium on October 15 as the 2021 Indian Premier League last will be his 300th installation as a T20 captain.
Dhoni has been a piece of the IPL since the time its initiation in 2008 and has driven the Chennai Super Kings in eight finals up until this point, winning three titles (2010, 2011 and 2018), second just to Mumbai Indians' five. Friday's experience against KKR will be Dhoni's 10th appearance in an IPL last as he drove the now-ancient Rising Pune Supergiant in the IPL 2017 last when CSK was suspended for quite a long time from the association.
Seemingly one of the best global commanders, Dhoni has delighted in comparable achievement in the association, having won 130 installations out of the 213 he has skippered, both individual best records. As far as most matches won, MI's Rohit Sharma is the far off second with 75 triumphs, while Virat Kohli's 140 matches played as chief are the second-generally after Dhoni's 203.
The 40-year-old recently confirmed that he will remain with the Super Kings in the next season, although he is unsure of his role. On being asked by Danny Morrison at the toss during CSK-s 7th October league match against Punjab Kings, he said: -You-ll see me in yellow next season but whether I-ll be playing for CSK you never know. There are a lot of uncertainties coming up, two new teams are coming, we don-t know what the retention rules are and so on.-
The tournament is set to become a ten-team affair from the next season, which will be preceded by a mega auction. Though the modalities of the mega auction are yet to be revealed, it is understood that the teams will be allowed to retain only a handful of players. If not in the capacity of a player, Dhoni-s remark have cast in stone the possibility of the CSK management giving him a coaching role with the franchise, not least because of the plethora of things he brings onto the table.
Dhoni announced his international retirement in 2020 and is set to mentor the Indian team during the impending T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.