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“He owns Chepauk. I literally mean it” – Twitter reacts as MS Dhoni scored the most runs at Chepauk Stadium in ODIs

MS Dhoni was one of the greatest captains of the Indian cricket team during the playing days of his cricketing career. Under his captaincy, Team India accomplished great things such as winning the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, which is the most by any captain.

On the other side of the coin, he also led Team India to victory in the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cup respectively. Besides that, Team India also won the 2010 and 2011 ICC Test Mace and the 2013 ICC ODI Championship.

MS Dhoni is also the most successful captain in the history of Indian cricket. Besides his captaincy, he was also a very good batsman, especially in One-Day Internationals.

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MS Dhoni scored the most runs at Chepauk in ODIs

Case in point, MS Dhoni literally enjoyed scoring runs, especially at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. It is a venue where he thrived as a batsman in One-Day Internationals for Team India.

It is also worth mentioning that MS Dhoni has scored the most runs in Chepauk in the 50-over format. Whenever he comes out to bat, the fans in the stadium come up with “Dhoni, Dhoni, Dhoni” chants.

Talking about MS Dhoni’s statistics in ODIs, he scored 10,773 runs at a spectacular batting average of 50.6. He has scored 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries to his name in this format and is also best known for his sheer ability to finish the games for India with batting exploits in pressure situations.

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MS Dhoni will be next seen in cricketing action in the sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings franchise. The CSK skipper is also one of the most successful captains in the history of the IPL.

Under his tutelage, Chennai Super Kings have won as many as four titles since the inception of the tournament. They will be looking forward to gunning for the fifth title in the next season.

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