In the 17th match of IPL 2023, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are playing against the Rajasthan Royals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It was a special occasion for CSK’s former captain MS Dhoni. This match marked his 200th appearance as captain for Chennai Super Kings.
Let us tell you that in IPL history, Dhoni has captained in 213 matches which includes the captaincy for both CSK and Rising Pune SuperGiants. During this, he has won 125 matches and lost 87 games.Before the game, the management of CSK presented a token of appreciation to MS Dhoni in recognition of him having captained the team the most number of times in the history of the tournament. It was a special occasion for Dhoni as he was playing his 200th match as the captain of CSK in the IPL and he expressed his happiness about playing at the home ground.“Feels good (to lead for 200th time). The crowd was fantastic. The new stadium is like playing in Switzerland.
We have seen cricket change. Feels good to have survived for so long and it’s a format we have to keep evolving. Important to get rid of mistakes in the later stages,” told Dhoni during the tossTalking about this match, MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first. In this match, CSK made two important changes by including Moeen Ali and Akash Singh into the playing XI. Ben Stokes is still not available for the selection. On the other hand, Trent Boult is also missing his match for Rajasthan Royals due to niggles.
