‘Badhai ho Thala’ – Fans react as MS Dhoni plays his 200th match as Chennai Super Kings captain

Chennai Super Kings skipper, MS Dhoni led his side on April 12 in the Indian Premier League for the 200th time as the franchise’s captain. The only player to lead a team for 200 games in the history of the competition is Dhoni, who is one of the finest players to have ever represented India and Chennai Super Kings.

While playing the Rajasthan Royals, who arrived at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium to play their fourth game of the season, Dhoni achieved his goal. With the exception of the half-season in 2022 when CSK attempted to switch from MS Dhoni to Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings for the majority of their IPL games.

After Jadeja decided to step down from his captaincy duties as CSK captain and take over again in 2022, Dhoni took over as the team’s captain once more. When Covid-19 rules were about to be abolished in India, the former India captain gave a hint that he would be retiring last season when he said he would like to thank all of his supporters by touring the nation.

Chennai Super Kings fifth on IPL 2023 points table

CSK had a successful opening to the IPL under Dhoni, winning two games while dropping one against Gujarat Titans. It is still unclear who would succeed MS Dhoni at the end of the season, despite CSK having brought on huge names with the hopes of transitioning once again. Although CSK have players like Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes on their side, opener Ruturaj Gaikwad may end up being a wild card in the competition for the captain.

Under Dhoni, CSK developed a reputation for trusting unorthodox players in T20 positions and won four tournaments, which is the second-highest total in Indian Premier League history.

The Chennai Super Kings are, presently, ranked fifth in the points table in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League season after winning two of their first three games. While Dhoni hasn’t yet scored a significant score, he has made cameo runs that have been extremely important for his side. This season is often known as the last season for Thala but he has not yet made an official statement about this.

Here’s how fans reacted on MS Dhoni playing his 200th match as CSK skipper: