Former Indian captain MS Dhoni takes the pitch as he starts prep for IPL 2023 - Watch

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has started his preparations for 2023 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). A video of star cricketer has gone viral on social media where he can be seen honing his batting skills ahe of IPL 2023. In video, 41-year-old can be seen practicing his shots in nets at Jharkhand Cricket Association Stium (JSCA) in Ranchi. 

In ar video that h gone viral recently, Dhoni was seen practicing in nets as part of his preparations for IPL 2023. Dhoni was seen wearing his yellow ps and engaging in a batting practice session.

Dhoni will next be seen in action in IPL 2023 where he will le Chennai Super Kings (CSK) probably for one last season. After conclusion of IPL 2022, Dhoni h said that he wants to play ar season for CSK so that he could give his fans a chance to watch him live before he retires from all forms of game.  

Dhoni took retirement from international cricket after playing semifinal against New Zealand at 2019 Cricket World Cup. Dhoni anunced his retirement a year later on August 15, 2020. He has since played two seasons of IPL, winning one trophy in 2021. Under Dhoni's captaincy, CSK has won four IPL titles and two Champions League trophies. 

MS Dhoni's stats for India

Dhoni's statistics are thing short of amazing, particularly in limited-over games. stats include 350 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) he played for India, in which he scored 10,773 runs at an astounding aver of 50.58 and a strike rate of 87.56. In his ODI career, Dhoni h 73 fifties and 10 centuries. On or hand, 2011 World Cup-winning captain played 98 T20 Internationals for India, scoring 1,617 runs at an aver of 37.6 and a strike rate of 126.13.

Dhoni's or statistics include 90 Test appearances in which he scored 4,876 runs at an aver of 38.09. In a ten-year Test career, 39-year-old achieved 33 fifties, six hundreds, and one double-hundred.

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