The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League is scheduled to begin on March 31. In the first match, defending champions Gujarat Titans will take on Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. Several CSK players, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, have already arrived for the team’s camp being held in Chennai. He has started preparing for the new season. The Super Kings strengthened their squad at the auction after winning a fierce bidding war for England star all-rounder Ben Stokes. Experts believe that the British star is the next captain of CSK after Dhoni. Cricket critics are also claiming this.
However, former franchise cricketer and one of their all-time greats, Suresh Raina doesn’t believe the information. According to him, Ruturaj Gaikwad will be the next captain of CSK after Dhoni. According to him, he can take over the reins from Dhoni. Gaikwad made his CSK debut in the 2020 edition of the tournament and went on to have a successful season a year later. He won the Orange Cap of the league during that time.
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Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 635 runs in 16 matches. He scored this run at a strike rate of 136.26 and also scored his first century of the tournament. He also had four fifties to his name in the 2021 edition. When Suresh Raina was asked who could be Dhoni’s next captain in IPL, Tibi said, “Now Mahi is brother, I want Ruturaj Gaikwad to be given the next responsibility.” For this he needs more upbringing. I know Mahi Bhai’s mind is very sharp, he lives around boys. I would say let Ruturaj Gaikwad be. He has done really well, I want him to do well for the country as well as CSK. Suresh Raina said this to Geo Cinema when he was asked who should captain CSK after Dhoni.
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Suresh Raina ended his reply with a comment suggesting that Gaikwad could be Dhoni’s successor. After this Suresh Raina said, ‘Ritu, best wishes for your captaincy brother.’ CSK would like to forget their last season. They will further improve their performance this time. They will try to make a strong comeback. as they finished the league in a disappointing ninth place last season. The team has won only four out of their 14 matches. They were only above Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians in the points table. Ahead of the 2022 season, Dhoni handed over his captaincy to all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. However, the move didn’t go well for CSK as the team started losing ground in the initial part of the season which led to Dhoni taking charge and CSK could not get back into the rhythm. Let’s see what Chennai Super Kings do.
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