Dhoni becomes most successful wicketkeeper in IPL

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni added some other feather to his illustrious cap as he changed into the most successful wicketkeeper in the Indian Premier League historical past.

Dhoni achieved the feat throughout the IPL 2019 final clash towards Mumbai Indians on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Dhoni wanted just two dismissals to surpass Kolkata Knight Riders' wicketkeeper and captain Dinesh Karthik who has 131 dismissals (101 catches and 30 stumpings) to his title.

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The former India skipper took the catches of MI openers Quinton de Kock (29) and Rohit Sharma (15) to move top of the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper's record tally.

The celebrity wicketkeeper now has 132 dismissals (94 catches and 38 stumpings) below his belt.

Wicketkeepers with maximum dismissals in IPL:

MS Dhoni - 132* dismissals in 190 fits (94 catches and 38 stumpings)

Dinesh Karthik - 131 dismissals in 182 fits (101 catches and 30 stumpings)

Robin Uthappa - 90 dismissals in 177 fits (58 catches and 32 stumpings)

Parthiv Patel - 82 dismissals in 139 fits (66 catches and 16 stumpings)

Naman Ojha - 75 dismissals in 113 fits (65 catches and 10 stumpings)