Mahendra Singh Dhoni has taken over as the captain of Chennai Super Kings for the remainder of the 2025 IPL. The decision was taken following the injury of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who suffered a hairline fracture in his elbow during a match against Rajasthan Royals, but Gaikwad continued to play and was ruled out of the season due to the severity of the injury.
Background on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’S Return
Many people have one question in their minds, Dhoni is not as fit as before, so why is Dhoni being given the captaincy by the CSK authority, the reason is that this franchise has won the IPL trophy five times in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
In 2024, Dhoni gave up the captaincy and gave it to Gaikwad, and now he is taking the captaincy again in 2025.
This season, the Chennai Super Kings team is going through a lot of problems, as two of them are failing in the middle of the top order, due to which they have lost 4 matches and are in the last position. This is the time for CSK to turn around.
Both Sourav Ganguly and Robin Uthappa believe that Dhoni’s arrival will bring a new look at leadership and that the old Chennai team will come back to life and fill the gap created by Ruturaj Gaikwad’s departure.
Today’s match is going to be Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where Chennai lost to RCB at home, so everyone’s attention is on what will happen today!