IPL 2026, MS Dhoni on verge of scripting history: Before the start of IPL 2026, once again the eyes of cricket fans are fixed on the legendary players.

Like every season, this time too it is expected to rain records, but the name which is being discussed the most is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni has a chance to make a record in his name this season, which can include him in the exclusive club of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

There have been many great batsmen in the history of the Indian Premier League, who have scored a lot of runs.

Players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are still active in this league. Till now, 9 batsmen have scored 5000 or more runs in IPL and these three greats are included in this list. In such a situation, his magic can be seen once again in IPL 2026.

IPL 2026: Dhoni will create history as soon as he scores 135 runs

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has so far scored 5439 runs in 242 innings of 278 matches in IPL.

He is the sixth highest run scorer in the league. Ahead of them are names like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner and Suresh Raina.

But Dhoni has a big opportunity in IPL 2026. If he scores 135 runs this season, he will become the third player in IPL history to complete 5000 runs for the same franchise. Till now this special achievement is recorded only in the names of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

IPL 2026: Chance to join Virat-Rohit’s club

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have already created history in terms of scoring the most runs for a franchise. Kohli has scored 8661 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore, while Rohit Sharma has scored 5876 runs for Mumbai Indians. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has scored 4865 runs so far for Chennai Super Kings. In such a situation, as soon as he scores 135 runs, he will touch the 5000 run mark and enter this elite club.

IPL 2026: Dhoni among the most successful batsmen

If we talk about the batsmen who have scored the most runs in IPL history, then this list includes Virat Kohli (8661), Rohit Sharma (7046), Shikhar Dhawan (6769), David Warner (6565), Suresh Raina (5528) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (5439).