16 years of MS Dhoni in IPL: Records and stats of legend as CSK clock 16 years since first game

MS Dhoni marks the 16-year anniversary of his first IPL game on April 19, 2024

Dhoni's CSK played their first IPL match on April 19, 2008, against Punjab Kings, which was the second match in the history of the tournament

Here are Dhoni's records and stats in IPL

1 - Dhoni has the joint-most IPL trophies as captain - tied with Rohit Sharma for five crowns each.

2 - Dhoni has led CSK and Rising Pune Supergiant in 226 matches in IPL which is by far the most in IPL

3 - Dhoni is the only player with over a hundred wins as captain. He has won 133 matches as captain with Rohit a distant second with 87 victories

4 - Dhoni has the second most runs as captain in the tournament. With 4660 runs, he is only behind to Virat Kohli, who has 4994 runs as a skipper.

5 - The CSK legend is the only player to have scored over 5000 runs as a wicketkeeper. He has made 5023 runs as the gloveman in IPL.

6 - The icon has the most dismissals as a wicketkeeper in IPL - 184. Dinesh Karthik is in second with 170 dismissals.

7 - Dhoni is the first player to feature in 250 matches in IPL

8 - The CSK legend has played the most number of finals - 11

9 - He is the only player with 100 or 100 plus sixes in the 19th and 20th over in IPL

10 - Dhoni is the third oldest player to play in IPL. He is only behind Brad Hogg and Pravin Tambe