MS Dhoni Etched His Name in the History Books | Courtesy – Bcci
Key highlights
- MS Dhoni Continues to be at his best with the glooves
- Dhoni is the oldest player in the 2025 ipl
- Dhoni has been part of csk since 2008
Dhoni Found Himself in Action in the 8th over of the match after taking a catch to dismiss nehal wadhera from Ravichandran Ashwin’s Bowling. Wadhera attempted a slog of the legendary off-spinner’s bowling but ended up getting a top edge. Dhoni was at his flwless best behind the stumps and took a safe catch after stepping backwards.
MS Dhoni Creates History
Overall, Dhoni has 154 Catches in the IPL with Four of Them Coming as a Fielder. In the 2008 and 2009 season, Dhoni Shared Wicket-Keeping Duties with Parthiv Patel for the Super Kings. One catch of dhoni as a non wicket-keeepr came in the 2008 IPL Final Against Rajasthan Royals in Navi Mumbai.
Most Catches in IPL History (as Wicket-Keeper)
| Player | Teams | Catches |
| Ms dhoni | Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant | 150 |
| Dinesh karthik | Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Lions, Kolkata Knight Riders | 137 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans | 87 |
| Rishab pant | Delhi capitals, lucknow super giats | 76 |
| Quinton de kock | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians, Lucknow Super Giats, Kolkata Knight Riders | 66 |
This was also Dhoni’s 150th catch for the super kings in all competitions, out of which 146 have come as a wicket-keeper. Suresh Raina, with 110 Catches, have the second most catches by a player for the franchise.
Dhoni holds the record of having the most fielding dismissals by a wicket-keeper in T20 Cricket History (311) with 221 cats and 90 stumps. Quinton de kock (305 dismissals) is second on the elite list and the only other player to cross the 300 mark.
Dhoni Had 91 Dismissals for India in T20I Cricket. Only Quinton (102) has more in the shortest format at the international level.
