Dhoni reached 4000-run mark today, when he completed the remaining 6 runs as he picked three runs to backward point off Rahul tewatia's delivery in the 12th over of CSK innings.
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Dhoni has been a part of Chennai Super Kings squad since the inception of Indian Premier League in 2008, barring 2016, 2017 seasons when CSK was banned from IPL following spot fixing scandal along with Rajasthan Royals.
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MS Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings for three IPL titles so far.
During these two seasons, Dhoni has represented Rising Pune Supergiants and scored 574 runs in 30 matches.
Here are top five leading run scorers for CSK in Indian Premier League:
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| Suresh Raina | 2008-2019 | 164 | 160 | 24 | 4527 | 100* | 33.28 | 3296 | 137.34 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 412 | 171 |
| MS Dhoni | 2008-2020 | 169* | 151 | 60 | 3994 | 84* | 43.89 | 2857 | 139.79 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 273 | 185 |
| Faf du Plessis | 2012-2020 | 72* | 66 | 7 | 2004 | 96 | 33.96 | 1549 | 129.37 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 180 | 60 |
| Mike Hussey | 2008-2015 | 50 | 49 | 7 | 1768 | 116* | 42.09 | 1430 | 123.63 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 181 | 45 |
| Murali Vijay | 2009-2020 | 70 | 70 | 4 | 1708 | 127 | 25.87 | 1365 | 125.12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 150 | 68 |
| S Badrinath | 2008-2013 | 95 | 67 | 20 | 1441 | 71* | 30.65 | 1212 | 118.89 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 154 | 28 |
Runs scored by Dhoni every season:
| Seasons | Mat | No | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST |
| Overall | 195 | 68 | 4523 | 84* | 42.66 | 3,282 | 137.81 | 0 | 23 | 303 | 213 | 104 | 39 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 47* | 91 | 67 | 135.82 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7 | 416 | 84* | 83.2 | 309 | 134.62 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 |
| 2018 | 16 | 9 | 455 | 79* | 75.83 | 302 | 150.66 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 3 |
| 2017 (RPS) | 16 | 4 | 290 | 61* | 26.36 | 250 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 2016 (RPS) | 14 | 5 | 284 | 64* | 40.57 | 210 | 135.23 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 2015 | 17 | 5 | 372 | 53 | 31 | 305 | 121.96 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 2014 | 16 | 10 | 371 | 57* | 74.2 | 250 | 148.4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 18 | 5 | 461 | 67* | 41.9 | 283 | 162.89 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 2 |
| 2012 | 19 | 5 | 358 | 51* | 29.83 | 278 | 128.77 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 2011 | 16 | 4 | 392 | 70* | 43.55 | 247 | 158.7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 13 | 2 | 287 | 66* | 31.88 | 210 | 136.66 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 14 | 5 | 332 | 58* | 41.5 | 261 | 127.2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 16 | 4 | 414 | 65 | 41.4 | 310 | 133.54 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
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