Thala MS Dhoni eyes these milestones in IPL 2025
What's the story
As the 18th Indian Premier League (IPL) season draws near, all eyes are on the legendary MS Dhoni.
Like every other season, the former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, aged 43, will set records with his bat and gloves.
Retained by his franchise for ₹4 crore, Dhoni has already helped the Yellow Army win five IPL titles. He is now set to further cement his legacy in what many believe could be his last IPL season.
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Pursuit of becoming CSK's highest run-scorer
Although Dhoni has demoted himself in the batting order, is likely to become CSK's highest run-scorer the IPL.
So far, the former captain has scored 4,669 runs from 234 games at an average of 40.25 for the Super Kings. His tally includes a strike-rate of 139.28 and 22 half-centuries.
In terms of IPL runs for CSK, Dhoni is only behind Suresh Raina (4,687). He needs 19 more runs to go past Raina.
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Dhoni could break Gilchrist's record
As mentioned, Dhoni's batting per match has been restricted to just 4-5 balls. However, he is expected to deliver for the Super Kings in case of a batting collapse.
Notably, Dhoni could become the oldest player with a half-century in an IPL game.
As of now, the legendary Adam Gilchrist holds this record. He slammed a fifty against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, aged 41 years and 181 days, as per ESPNcricinfo.
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Dhoni could set records with gloves
In his illustrious career, Dhoni has scaled heights with his impressive glovework.
He currently has 190 dismissals (148 catches and 42 stumpings) across 264 matches as a designated wicket-keeper.
In the impending season, Dhoni could become the first-ever wicket-keeper with 200 dismissals in the league.
With two more, he will be the first wicket-keeper to claim 150 IPL catches.
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Other notable landmarks for Dhoni
Dhoni has slammed 5,243 runs at 39.12 in his IPL career. In the upcoming season, he could become the sixth player 5,500-plus IPL runs.
The former Indian batter is also eyeing his 400th appearance in T20 cricket. He has featured in 391 games so far.
Dhoni (7,432) requires 68 more to touch the 7,500-run mark in the format.
He could also become the first batter to return unbeaten 100 times in the IPL (95).