Dhoni – missing it for the first time

Prior to this season of IPL, it was popularity said that IPL is a tournament where three teams will compete with Chennai Super Kings in Playoffs/Semifinals.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni , the most successful captain in the IPL history, led his team successfully 8 times to the playoffs.

Gone are those days, Dhoni plays for Rising Pune Supergiants , the franchise which replaced the 2 years banned CSK in the league.RPS finished its run yesterday at 7th place with just 5 wins in 14 matches.

However, it was a great finish to the season as the captain himself , Dhoni played an unbelievable knock of 64 from 32 balls.Dhoni with hitting 16 runs of last 3 balls helped RPS to chase down 172 given by Kings Eleven Punjab.

End of the story, Dhoni is missing IPL playoffs for the first time.