Following Ruturaj Gaikwad’s injury-related withdrawal from the Indian Premier League 2025 season, MS Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings.
Head coach Stephen Fleming announced on Thursday that MS Dhoni will rejoin the Chennai Super Kings as captain in place of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been ruled out of the IPL 2025 due to an arm fracture.”Ruturaj will not be participating in the competition. He has been dealing with some pain since being hit in Guwahati (against the Rajasthan Royals). At the pregame press conference, the head coach stated, “We had an MRI, which revealed a fracture in his elbow, in the radial neck.”
“For the rest of the IPL, our uncapped player, MS Dhoni, will assume the role of captain,” he joked.Ruturaj will not be participating in the competition. He has been in some agony since being whacked in Guwahati (against the Rajasthan Royals). During the pre-game press conference, the head coach stated, “We had an MRI, which revealed a fracture in his elbow, in the radial neck.”
He joked, “We have an uncapped player, MS Dhoni, who will take over as captain for the remainder of the IPL.”
Friday’s match against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium will mark Dhoni’s first appearance in control since the team defeated the Gujarat Titans in a thrilling last-ball duel in Ahmedabad to win its fifth IPL championship in the 2023 final.According to Fleming, the previous captain of India assumed the position without hesitation.
He is aware that the team is currently in need. Without hesitation, he stepped up to help us get out of this situation. The Kiwi coach stated, “There was never any doubt about that.”The coach did not immediately name a replacement for the injured captain.
Some talented athletes who have been with us for a long time are part of the team. Fleming said, “We’ll start by looking within, but there’s a chance to see how we can improve the squad going forward into future years.”Fleming was upbeat about the team’s performance this season, even if they have lost four straight games since their home victory over the Mumbai Indians.
The annoying part is that we’re not that far away, but something has to click. If it’s not one place, it’s another, and it tends to haunt you when you’re working for form. We simply need to become more aware of a few minor details,” he clarified.
However, the team’s fielding has held them back at crucial points throughout the winless streak, the head coach agreed. In their defeat against the Punjab Kings, CSK also missed field goals, which gave youthful opener Priyansh Arya the opportunity to reach his first century.”They were five for ninety or one hundred.” After that, we had accidents in the field, which, in my opinion, absolved them. We had opportunities all through, but we also witnessed a spectacular innings from a young kid who had the night of his life,” the coach remarked.
Fleming stated that off-spinner R. Ashwin is playing a vital role for the squad despite his high stats in the five games played thus far.
Don’t undervalue the part he’s playing; that sixth over is a difficult one. And he recovered quite well after that. The positive aspect of our strategy has been taking wickets, Fleming stated.
