Mahendra Singh Dhoni surprised everyone with his decision to step down from the Chennai Super Kings captaincy on Thursday. Ravindra Jadeja has been appointed as Chennai’s new captain. Dhoni will continue to play as a player in the IPL. After this information came out, all the veterans of the cricket world are voicing their reaction. Meanwhile, former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli believes fans will never forget MS Dhoni’s illustrious time as captain.
Kohli shared a photo with Dhoni on Twitter on Thursday to wish Dhoni. “A legendary season of yellow jersey captaincy. A chapter the fans will never forget. It will always be respected,” Kohli wrote alongside the posted image. Chennai has issued an official statement saying that Dhoni has decided to step down as captain, but Captain Cool will continue to represent CSK this season and beyond. IPL 2022 will start on March 26 and the first match will be with Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Legendary captaincy tenure in yellow skip. A chapter that fans will never forget. Always respect. @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/cz5AWkJV9S
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 24, 2022
MS Dhoni has played 220 IPL games so far, scoring 4,746 runs with his bat. He has scored runs in the IPL with an average of 39.55 and a strike rate of 135.83. He so far he hasn’t been able to score any IPL centuries, but 23 half-centuries have come off his bat. His highest score is 84 not out. Dhoni has hit 219 sixes in the IPL so far and has hit 325 fours. The special thing is that under Dhoni’s captaincy, the Chennai team became IPL champions 4 times, while reaching the IPL finals 8 times. Other than this, the Chennai team made the playoffs a record 11 times under Dhoni’s leadership.