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Ruturaj Gaikwad takes over as captain of CSK as MS Dhoni steps down from captaincy

Published - 21-MAR-2024 11:11 IST | Updated - 11-APR-2024 17:5 IST

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Ruturaj Gaikwad takes over as captain of CSK as MS Dhoni steps down from captaincy

Chennai Super Kings has announced the change of captain a day before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL-2024). Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has made the team champion 5 times, has decided to step down from the captaincy.

In his place, 27 year old young batsman Rituraj Gaikwad will take charge of the team. He has become the fourth captain of the franchise. Before this, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja have taken charge of the team.

CSK issued a statement saying- 'MS Dhoni has handed over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings to Ruturaj Gaikwad before the start of IPL 2024. Gaikwad has been a part of Chennai Super Kings since 2019 and has played 52 matches in IPL during this period. The team is looking forward to the upcoming season. The opening match of this season will be played between Chennai and Bengaluru at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.

Why was Gaikwad made the captain?

Gaikwad was being seen as a leadership option in cricketing circles for a long time. Even when he played his first season for Chennai, some experts were calling him the future captain. He is also said to be Dhoni's choice. Apart from this, he is very consistent in batting. He has scored runs at an average above 40 for CSK every year except the 2022 season. He has also been captaining Maharashtra in domestic cricket.

Gaikwad has captained the Indian team, won the Asiad gold

Young batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has previously led the Indian cricket team. He was made the captain of the Indian men's team in the Asian Games played in China in 2022. Gaikwad had won the gold medal for India in those games.

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