MS Dhoni made history: oldest player to win POTM in IPL

IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets in the last match. This is the team’s first win after defeat in five consecutive matches. CSK successfully followed a target of 167 runs in 19.3 overs. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a big role in winning an unbeaten innings of 26 runs in 11 balls. Dhoni won the title of Finishing innings Player of the Match and made history as soon as he won this award. He has become the oldest player to win the POTM Award in the IPL.

MS Dhoni left Praveen copper behind

MS Dhoni has come first in the list of players who won the Player of the Match in the IPL. He broke the record of Praveen Copper, who won the title at the age of 43 years 60 days. At the same time, Dhoni won the POTM Award at the age of 43 years 281 days. Let me tell you, Dhoni had won this award earlier in the IPL in 2019, then he was 37 years old.

List of the oldest players to win POTM Award in IPL

43 years 281 days – MS Dhoni
43 years 60 days – Praveen copper
41 years 223 days – Shane Warne
41 years 181 days – Adam Gilchrist
41 years 35 days – Chris Gayle

Virat Kohli was equal in this case

MS Dhoni has become the third Indian player to win the most player of the match title in the IPL. The first place in this list is Rohit Sharma, who has won 19 awards in 262 matches. At the same time, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni ranks second and third in the list with 18–18 Awards.

The highest POTM Awards in IPL (by Indians)

19 – Rohit Sharma (262 matches)
18 – Virat Kohli (258 matches)
18 – MS Dhoni (271 matches)
16 – Ravindra Jadeja (247 matches)
16 – Yusuf Pathan (174 matches)