In IPL 2025, MS Dhoni will be seen captaining Chennai Super Kings. Rituraj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the tournament due to fracture in the elbow. CSK head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed this on Thursday, April 10 on the eve of the domestic match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Let us tell you that 28 -year -old Rituraj Gaikwad suffered an elbow injury while facing Tushar Deshpande in the CSK match against Rajasthan Royals on 30 March. Although he participated in the next two matches against Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, the fracture has now been confirmed in the scan.
Big shock for CSK
The injury is a major setback for the five -time winning team, which has lost four of their first five matches this season and will now play without its captain and the top -order batsman of the struggling top -order. Significantly, Gaikwad has been the highest run -scorer of CSK in three of the last four seasons. What said Fleming said coach Stephen Fleming said, as far as replacement is concerned, we have only a few options in the team. We have not decided on anyone yet. Dhoni was ready to take charge. Therefore, his name has been finalized.
The only captain to win more than 100 IPL matches
MS Dhoni entrusted the responsibility to Rituraj Gaikwad after captaining the IPL by 2023. The same season he also made the team the champion for the last time. Please tell that Dhoni captained in 226 matches and won the team in 133. Dhoni is the only captain to win more than 100 IPL matches while captaincy. After him, Rohit Sharma captained 158 matches, he has won the team in 87 matches.