Dhoni became the captain, but who will replace Gaikwad in the playing 11? This player has a golden opportunity

Chennai Super Kings' regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to an elbow fracture. Now in his place Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be seen captaining against Kolkata Knight Riders on 11 April.

Ankush Pandey Ankush Pandey
Apr 11, 2025 - 09:21 Updated: Apr 11, 2025 - 09:33
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Dhoni became the captain, but who will replace Gaikwad in the playing 11? This player has a golden opportunity
Dhoni became the captain, but who will replace Gaikwad in the playing 11? This player has a golden opportunity

Chennai Super Kings team suffered a major setback in the middle of IPL 2025, when its regular captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, is out of the entire season due to injury. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been made the captain of the CSK team in his place. Dhoni has become the captain, but the biggest question in front of the team management and the captain is who will replace Ruturaj in the playing XI? Chennai Super Kings have strong bench strength and they have many star players, so Rahul Tripathi can be tried in place of Ruturaj.

Rahul Tripathi may get a place

Rahul Tripathi is known as a classic batsman. Once he settles in at the crease, he plays a big innings. He has played three matches for CSK in the current season. Before this, he has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, KKR, Rajasthan Royals and Rising Pune Super Giants. He has experience, which can be useful for Chennai Super Kings. He has scored a total of 2266 runs in 98 IPL matches so far, in which 12 half-centuries have also come from his bat.

Won the title five times under Dhoni's captaincy

On the other hand, there is a wave of happiness among the fans of Chennai Super Kings as soon as Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the captain. The CSK team has won the IPL championship five times while Dhoni has been captain. He has captained the Chennai team in 235 matches so far, out of which the team has been successful in winning 142 and has faced defeat in 90 matches.

Chennai Super Kings team has dropped their last four games.

The Chennai Super Kings team has not been able to perform well in IPL 2025 so far. The team has played a total of five matches in the current season, out of which it has won only one and lost four consecutive matches. At present, it has two points and is at number 9 in the points table. Now if it has to make its way to the playoffs, then it will have to perform well in the coming matches.

Gaikwad's first statement came after being out of the entire season, said this for Dhoni:

In the middle of IPL 2025, the Chennai Super Kings team suffered a major setback when regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the entire season due to an elbow fracture. CSK immediately expressed confidence in the veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni and handed him the captaincy for the remainder of the season. It is no less than a gift for CSK fans that now the legendary Dhoni will be seen captaining once again. On the other hand, Gaikwad may be injured, but he will remain with the team. He himself has revealed this.

Gaikwad is sad to be out of IPL

The Chennai Super Kings franchise has posted a video of Rituraj Gaikwad on the social media platform X, in which he said Hello everyone, I am really sad to be out of IPL due to an elbow injury. Thank you for your support so far. We have been struggling for some time, but you all know that now a young wicketkeeper is leading the team. Hopefully, things will change. I will be with the team and will fully support them.

Gaikwad calls Dhoni a young wicketkeeper

Ruturaj Gaikwad is calling young wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, while he is 43 years old. Even at this age, Dhoni is fit and his agility is visible on the field. Gaikwad further said that it would definitely be nice to get this team out of this situation, but you know that some things are not in your control. Looking forward to supporting the team from the dug-out and hope the season will be good.

Captained in 19 matches for CSK

Ruturaj Gaikwad has captained Chennai Super Kings in 19 matches in IPL so far, out of which the team won 8 and lost 11. He became the captain of CSK last season and then the team could not qualify for the playoffs. In the current season too, the team played five matches under his captaincy, out of which it had to face defeat in four.