Celebrating Captain Cool: 5 incredible records held by MS Dhoni in the IPL

#2 MS Dhoni has featured in the IPL final the most number of times

MS Dhoni was run-out by inches in the final of IPL 2019 against the Mumbai Indians

MS Dhoni has featured in the final of the cash-rich T20 league 9 times, the highest number among all players. He played 8 of these games for CSK, while he also made a solitary appearance for the Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in the last year of CSK's suspension.

Unfortunately for MS Dhoni, he hasn't had the best of luck in IPL finals. He has won the tournament on three occasions (2010, 2011, 2018), but he has been on the receiving end of two 1-run losses, both at the hands of the Mumbai Indians.

However, the fact that he has reached the final in 75% of all IPL seasons is an incredible feat in itself.

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#1 MS Dhoni has the most matches, most wins, highest win percentage as captain in the IPL

MS Dhoni has led the Chennai Super Kings in every Indian Premier League game

MS Dhoni has captained every game he has played for CSK, with an inexplicable removal from the post by the RPS management an aberration on the record of the IPL's greatest ever captain.

The stumper has captained 174 matches in the IPL, and has won 104 of them at a win percentage of 60.11. He has also skippered the CSK team to the playoffs in all 10 seasons they have been part of the lucrative tournament.

Rohit Sharma is second on this list, with 60 wins from 104 games at a win percentage of 58.65. Gautam Gambhir, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders to great success, is third with 71 wins in 129 games - a win percentage of 55.03, more than 5 points behind that of MS Dhoni.

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