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Here are some major records CSK skipper MS Dhoni can shatter in IPL 2021

Most IPL matches by a player
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Most IPL matches by a player

CSK star MS Dhoni has played in 204 IPL matches which is the most matches by a player.

MS Dhoni - IPL 2008
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MS Dhoni - IPL 2008

MS Dhoni joined the Chennai-based IPL franchise for a whopping USD 1.5 million (INR 6 crore back then) back in 2008. MS Dhoni emerged as the highest-paid player in IPL's history at that time.

The skipper
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The skipper

Dhoni led CSK for 85 consecutive matches from 6 April 2013 to 14 April 2019 which is the 2nd most consecutive matches by a captain for a team in T20s after Gautam Gambhir -107 matches.

Lightning behind stumps
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Lightning behind stumps

CSK captain MS Dhoni needs two more dismissals to complete 150 wicketkeeping dismissals in IPL, he will be the first Wicketkeeper to do so.

7000 T20 runs!
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7000 T20 runs!

MS Dhoni is 179 runs away from completing 7,000 T20 runs. 

200 sixes! FOR CSK
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200 sixes! FOR CSK

MS Dhoni is 14 sixes away from completing 200 sixes playing for CSK in IPL.

MS Dhoni - the death specialist!
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MS Dhoni - the death specialist!

MS Dhoni has got most sixes in death overs (17-20) in IPL – 141.