IPL 2024: The biggest news came into the house that the captain MS Dhoni will not be the captain of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The Youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad was appointed as the new captain of CSK for the upcoming seasons of the Indian Premier League. It was big news for CSK fans as this will be the first time Thala will be playing for CSK as a wicket-keeper batsman.
The Newly appointed captain Ruturaj Gaikwad will be leading the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the first match of IPL 2024 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on March 22, 2024, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It was a good move by CSK’s team management to nurture the young talent under the legendary skipper MS Dhoni.
As per the reports, this might be the last year of MS Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League. It was quite expected that something big was going to happen this year in CSK’s camp after Captain Cool’s emotional message to the cricket fans during the past match ceremony in the IPL 2023 Final.
The 16th Edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) looks like a season of transition as MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma will not be leading their franchise in the IPL 2024. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are the two most successful franchises in the Indian Premier League and these franchise’s heart and soul are MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.
How Ruturaj Gaikwad can become a great Captain Under the Giundance of Thala?
Ruturaj Gaikwad is a young opening batsman of Chennai Super Kings, who has played phenomenal cricket for his team in the past two seasons of the Indian Premier League. Ruturaj Gaikwad was one of the leading run-scorers for CSK in the IPL 2023 and he has been continuously playing good cricket for his team.
Now, From IPL 2024, Ruturaj Gaikwad will have a role, which will be the biggest, the captaincy of the most successful franchise of Indian Premier League. MS Dhoni has been the captain of CSK since the IPL started and now, there is a huge transition in the Chennai Super Kings but it is good for the franchise future.
Can Ruturaj Gaikwad will handle the Captaincy in the IPL 2024, which Ravindra Jadeja couldn’t in the IPL 2022?
Ruturaj Gaikwad will get plenty of things in his favour unlike Dhoni, who built this franchise from zero. A lot of things has already done for Ruturaj Gaikwad but it is not going to be easy for him as well because you are replacing a legend of Indian Cricket.
In the IPL 2022, CSK’s team management announced Ravindra Jadeja as their new skipper but he could not handle the captaincy pressure therefore he stepped down from the position. So, It will be interesting to see how Ruturaj Gaikwad will manage all these things.
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