'We will give him a gift' - Ravindra Jadeja organises special gift for MS Dhoni as he is set to play 200th match with CSK

The 17th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL 2023) will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at MA Chidambaram Stadium on April 12. Both the teams are coming after winning the previous match. However, this match is going to be very special for the former legendary Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni because he will lead CSK for the 200th time in this match.

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Dhoni is one of the most successful captains in IPL history. He has won the trophy four times with CSK. Along with this, he has also been a prolific run-getter for the franchise. Dhoni is currently in good form, which he has shown at the backend of the innings in the first three matches. He comes in the end and takes the responsibility of finishing the innings with .

He is a legend of not only CSK, he is also a legend of Indian cricket: Ravindra Jadeja

Recently, against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), we witnessed how Dhoni came at the end and smashed 12 runs in just 3 balls with the help of 2 sixes. The result was that CSK won the match by 12 runs only. Meanwhile, ahead of the match, CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja talked about this brilliant milestone of Dhoni and hoped for a victory against RR.

"What can I say? He is a legend of not only CSK, he is also a legend of Indian cricket. I would like to wish him good luck. Hopefully, we will win the game tomorrow and give it as a gift to him on his 200th match as captain. Hope to continue the momentum of how we have played in the last two games," Jadeja said.

The legendary wicketkeeper-batter has captained 213 matches in IPL so far. He has led the Rising Pune Supergiants 14 times, and 199 times for the Chennai Super Kings. Including these two teams, Dhoni has won 87 matches. His winning percentage as captain is 58.96, which is more than any other captain. MI skipper Rohit Sharma is at number two, whose winning percentage is 56.16.