Top 5 run-getters for Chennai Super Kings

2. MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni

The face of CSK, Dhoni has a constant run-scorer for CSK, despite his astute captaincy overshadowing his batting. The suspension of CSK saw Dhoni lose his form a bit, but with the return of CSK in 2018, he turned back the clock and returned to his best. The 2018 season saw him boss the bowlers with utmost ease, outwitting even the best in the business. The three-time IPL-winning captain played a key role in making CSK the winners despite a number of ageing players with the idea of considering experience over age.

Dhoni has 3441 runs from 131 innings, at an average of 41.96 and a strike rate of 140.68, the highest in this list. He has 18 fifties to his name with a highest score of 79*, which came in a losing cause against KXIP in 2018. Dhoni is second in the list of fours and sixes for CSK with 242 fours and 156 sixes.

Going forward, Dhoni still holds the key for CSK in the middle order, despite not being in the scheme of things for the Indian side anymore in T20s.

1. Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina

Chinna Thala, as called by CSK fans, Raina has been the best batsman of the IPL. Being the only batsman to score 400 or above in ten seasons, Raina's consistency has been one of the key reasons for the consistency of CSK. He had the record for not missing a single game for CSK, until the match against KXIP in 2018. He has also captained the side in three games. His part-time bowling has also been used efficiently by Dhoni over the years, which has helped the team numerous times.

Raina has 4144 runs for CSK from 143 innings, at an average of 34.53 and a strike-rate of 139.01. He has the record of most fifties (29) for CSK, along with a solitary hundred. Raina also tops the list of fours and sixes for CSK, with 367 fours and 162 sixes.

The former Gujarat Lions skipper will look to make the most of his opportunities in the next IPL to stake a claim for a middle order position in the Indian team for the World Cup.