5 greatest Indian batsmen in IPL history 

#3 MS Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings would have never imagined what Mahendra Singh Dhoni would do to them and their city when they bought him in the auction in the inaugural edition. He has reached a status of superhuman for the Chennai people. For his unimaginable skills in finishing the game, he is famously called as The Finisher! And that is the reason why he appears ahead of Rohit Sharma in this list.

The man who can change the entire tournament with his innings, MS Dhoni is no doubt one of the most influential batsmen in IPL history. He symbolizes whatever IPL stands for. His record as a skipper is one for the ages. He is undoubtedly the best wicket-keeper batsmen in the entire IPL history.

For a batsman who plays in the middle order, M S Dhoni has scored an astonishing 4016 runs in 175 matches. He has maintained a brilliant average of 40.16 and an impressive strike rate of 138.19 garnished with 20 match-defining half-centuries.

There have been uncountable instances when Dhoni has utilized his icy cold veins to take the game away from the opposition out of nowhere. When he hits the ball, it stays hit. He is the epitome of match presence. He is everything that CSK stands for.