CSK’s Captaincy HandOver To Ruturaj Gaikwad For TATA IPL’24: Succeeds, MS Dhoni
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MS Dhoni, a distinguished captain ruling the Yellow Kingdom since 2008, dropped his captaincy ahead, of the start of TATA IPL’24 on Thursday and handed over to Indian opener Ruturaj Gaikwad for the ongoing season. He has marked his place in an Indian cricket team, with some unwavering performance, a right-hand batsman who had led India to the Gold medal for the Asian games, in 2023. He began his career in Cricket at 13 Years old and back then played multiple matches under eminent cricketer’s guidance. Recently, he has been making a position with the flow and outshone himself with his outstanding knockouts in ODI, T20, & IPL. In Maharashtra’s 2022–2023 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, a domestic BCCI tournament, Gaikwad was the only batsman to score two hundred. All his super innings gave him the new character, ‘Rocket Raja’.
Gaikwad First Debut Captainship TATA IPL’24
All his sweat and efforts paid for his hard work, and today Gaikwad is deemed with a decade-ruled down position, handed over by MS Dhoni. An Indian opener Gaikwad, is set to cruise his captaincy to the five-time trophy holder for the first time in IPL, 2024 against Chennai Super Kings & Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since 2019 and has played 52 matches in IPL during this period,” the team stated on their website. “The team looks forward to the upcoming season,” the statement added.
Reason Behind MS Dhoni Handing Over Captaincy To Ruturaj
Dhoni had been presiding over the Captainship for more than a decade. There were rumors that the 42-year-old former captain of India may quit his outstanding career after the 2024 Indian Premier League. Before the IPL 2022 season began, Dhoni had given up his captaincy with CSK. In the 2022 IPL season. Dhoni stepped down his leadership and handed over to Ravindra Jadeja, a veteran all-rounder leader for the franchise TATA IPL 2024. Due to some hindrance, Jadeja was not able to lead the team his leadership and had to be withdrawn by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Back then, Dhoni had been re-appointed and bounced back with unforgettable record-breaking matches. Ranchi man, cruising the 2023 IPL title with the fifth qualifier trophy holder in cricket history.