Published 19:39 IST, October 28th 2020
Has Dream11 IPL 2020 been MS Dhoni's worst season in the competition ever?
The MS Dhoni-led Chennai franchise is currently languishing at the bottom of the Dream11 IPL 2020 points table as they have registered just 4 wins in 12 matches
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Former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni is widely regarded as one of greatest limited-overs captains and wicketkeeper-batsmen of all time. ‘Captain Cool’ is also one of undisputed legends of Indian Premier League (IPL) competition as he has led Chennai franchise to title glory on three occasions (2009, 2010 and 2018). Having me his tournament debut back in inaugural edition (2008), MS Dhoni constantly delivered with bat and was a leer for his side up until 2019 event.
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Dream11 IPL 2020: MS Dhoni’s rare seasonal failure for Chennai
MS Dhoni has played all 12 matches so far for Chennai this season. Across all his Dream11 IPL 2020 innings, seasoned wicketkeeper-batsman has accumulated only 199 runs at an aver of 28.42. Barring ongoing event, MS Dhoni’s lowest seasonal tally in terms of number of runs he has scored remains 2016 edition where he aggregated 284 runs as captain of w-defunct Pune side. If legendary cricketer fails to score ar 86 runs in Chennai’s remaining two games this year, ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season will become his worst year on an individual level.
Coincidentally, MS Dhoni has also struggled as captain of his side this year. Across 10 IPL seasons Chennai have competed in before ongoing edition, legendary wicketkeeper-batsman led m to playoffs every year. Moreover, eight of those 10 playoffs spots were converted into a place in final, where his side lifted title on three occasions. Meanwhile, Chennai are w languishing at bottom of points table this time around with just four wins in 12 matches, thus making this MS Dhoni’s worst IPL outing as Chennai skipper.
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MS Dhoni retirement connection with Dream11 IPL 2020
Interestingly, ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season is also MS Dhoni’s first as a “former Indian cricketer”. 2011 World Cup winner anunced his retirement from international cricket on August 15 earlier this year. legendary wicketkeeper-batsman confirmed same through an Instagram post by sharing a 4-minute video which chronicled his journey with Indian cricket.
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A look into MS Dhoni Dream11 IPL stats section
Despite his struggles this year, overall MS Dhoni Dream11 IPL stats is composed of some staggering numbers. three-time IPL-winning captain has aggregated 4,631 IPL runs since inception of tournament and he has scored his runs at a prolific T20 aver of 41.34. He has racked up 23 half-centuries in process and his highest score remains 84* from 2019 edition.
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Details about MS Dhoni Dream11 IPL salary for 2020 season
During Dream11 IPL 2020 tring and transfer window, MS Dhoni became one of 20 cricketers to be retained by Chennai franchise from ir squ of previous edition. 39-year-old was retained for ₹15 crore ($2.1 million). MS Dhoni Dream11 IPL salary for 2020 makes him ir most expensive player of season.
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Disclaimer: above MS Dhoni Dream11 IPL salary from Chennai team information is sourced from various websites and media reports. This website does t guarantee 100% accuracy of MS Dhoni Dream11 IPL salary figure.
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19:39 IST, October 28th 2020