Sunil Gavaskar and MS Dhoni News: MS Dhoni is one of the biggest names to have to tread the Indian cricket circuit and now that he is in the twilight of his IPL career, he would be racking up the ginormous feat of leading the Super Kings for the 200th time in the IPL.
As Chennai Super Kings square off against the might of Rajasthan Royals at the Chepauk to find out which team manages to put the best foot forward as an age-old rivalry that kickstarted from the very first edition of the tournament kickstarted.
Here is what Sunil Gavaskar had to say to MS Dhoni
Dhoni’s contingent has moved up the pecking order of the IPL, clinching the fifth spot after two consecutive wins where they managed to get the better of Lucknow Super Giants and the Mumbai Indians. More importantly, the wins were preceded by the defeat at the hands of the Gujarat Titans who had a successful start to their title defence.
Sunil Gavaskar, another Indian great, had a crucial message for the Indian icon and wanted him to carry it out at least for the day.
The erstwhile Indian skipper, Sunil Gavaskar, talking to Star Sports, said, “I am hoping MS Dhoni promotes himself higher in the batting order. So that he gets to play more than two or three overs in the games. He can make that difference for CSK with his batting because he is capable of scoring big runs.”
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A glance at MS Dhoni’s IPL in numbers
One of the finest leaders of Indian cricketing history, MS Dhoni will be taking the yard as a captain for the Chennai Super Kings for the 200th time. The former Indian skipper has managed to score 5004 runs from 237 IPL games. He is nicknamed “Thala” which refers to as the elder brother in Tamil. The Ranchi paragon featured in his first IPL match as the skipper of Chennai Super Kings against Punjab Kings at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in 2008.
