MS Dhoni replaces the injured Ruturaj Gaikwad as CSK captain for the rest of IPL 2025; Who said what | Mint

MS Dhoni replaces the injured Ruturaj Gaikwad as CSK captain for the rest of IPL 2025; Who said what Chennai Super Kings’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals at the Ma Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 5, 2025. brought loyal, including the former cricketers. The 43-year-old man will replace regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad after the latter had a hairline break on his elbow. MS Dhoni, a five-time IPL-winning captain with CSK, retired at the end of IPL 2023 and passed the stick to Ruturaj Gaikwad. The Maharashtra cricketers led CSK to a fifth place in IPL 2024. However, things did not plan that way, as CSK lost four of their first five games in this issue to weaken in the ninth place in the table table. However, an unfortunate hairline fracture on the right -elbow ruled Ruturaj Gaikwad from IPL 2025 for Dhoni to take the lead again. Dhoni is another animal when Captain: Ganguly, former captain of India and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, said Dhoni is a different animal when he is the captain. “But I only have one, and I know it’s a platform, I shouldn’t say it … If MS Dhoni has to play for CSK, he must be captain of CSK. Because captain MS Dhoni is another animal,” Sourav Ganguly said on Thursday. He can qualify CSK from here: Rayudu a three-time IPL winner with CSK led by MS Dhoni, former cricketer Ambati Rayudu could no longer be happy with the news. “In the first place, it is very sad that CSK captain Ruturaj is excluded from the IPL. But all the fans will definitely be very excited to lead MS Dhoni CSK again. ‘ He can always pull out his magic and CSK qualifies from here. It will be one wonderful story. So, I’m very, very excited and I just hope he weaves his magic over the entire CSK team, ‘he said at Espncricinfo. Expect some changes: Robin Uthappa Another former CSK star, Robin Uthappa, felt that there would be some changes while welcoming the decision. ” He goes control of the helmet again. He stayed completely in the background and allowed Fleming and Ruturaj to build their chemistry. Now he is coming forward. You will see some changes I suspect in the next few days and the match against KKR, “Uthappa said. MS Dhoni’s captaincy record for CSK MS Dhoni led CSK 212 games in IPL history. From 212 matches led MS Dhoni CSK to 128 runs and 82. 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap.