Dhoni left the captaincy of CSK: A day before the IPL, Chennai Super Kings have got a big shock. Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni left the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings and now the new captain of CSK will be Ruturaj Gaikwad.
The team has appointed Ruturaj Gaikwad captaincy for this season. Has given to. This means Dhoni will play as a player this season and Chennai Super Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match of the tournament from March 22.
Dhoni left the captaincy of CSK: Ruturaj is the new captain of CSK
Dhoni left the captaincy of CSK: Before the start of IPL 2024, CSK team made a big decision. CSK has removed Dhoni from the captaincy in the 17th season of IPL and Ruturaj Gaikwad has been made the new captain of CSK. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL trophy for the fifth time by defeating Gujarat Titans in the final last season.
Talking about the career of Rituraj Gaikwad, Rituraj Gaikwad was born on 31 January 1997 in Pune city of Maharashtra. Rituraj Gaikwad made his debut in first-class cricket for Maharashtra in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy at the age of 19. Ruturaj Gaikwad made his debut in IPL.
His entry took place in 2019 when CSK team included him in the team at a base price of Rs 20 lakh and today he has been made the new captain of Chennai Super Kings.
CSK won so many trophies under Dhoni’s captaincy
The performance of Chennai Super Kings under the captaincy of Dhoni has been excellent. And Dhoni also made CSK win the IPL trophy 5 times under his captaincy. Dhoni has been the captain of the team for CSK since 2008.
Before the start of the season, Ravindra Jadeja was made the captain of the team but under his captaincy, the CSK team could not perform well, after which Dhoni was again appointed captain in the middle of the season. Dhoni made CSK champion in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 under his captaincy.
Ruturaj IPL performance was excellent
Ruturaj Gaikwad has had an excellent performance with Chennai Super Kings in the last few seasons. Last season in IPL 2023, Ruturaj scored 590 runs in 16 matches with a strike rate of 147. He also scored four half-centuries.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MS Dhoni hands over captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. #WhistlePodu #Yellove
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 21, 2024
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