WATCH: MS Dhoni hits his 200th six for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023 opener against Gujarat Titans

indian cricket icon M S Dhoni The opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 marked a return to the field after a gap of more than ten months. The match took place on Friday (March 31) between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The 41-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who retired from international cricket in August 2020, currently plays only in the IPL, where he captains the Chennai-based franchise. After representing the team in the 2022 IPL season, Dhoni returned to the field against GT and displayed his scintillating form by hitting a six against the left-arm pacer. joshua little In the last over of CSK’s innings.

During his brief stay in the middle, Dhoni faced seven balls and scored an unbeaten 14 with the help of a four and a six.
Dhoni hit a six off the third ball of the last over of the first innings to complete a double century of sixes for CSK in the IPL. In doing so, he became the first player to hit 200 sixes for CSK in IPL and the fifth player to achieve the feat in the tournament’s history.

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In terms of number of sixes hit by a single team in IPL, chris gayle West Indies top with 239 sixes for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), followed by AB de VilliersWho scored maximum 238 runs for RCB. Kieron Pollard, the former Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder, is third with 223 sixes for the five-time champions. Former RCB captain and India’s talisman batsman Virat Kohli He is fourth for RCB with 218 sixes.