MS Dhoni is stepping again into the captain’s position for Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) within the upcoming 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. This variation comes after common captain Ruturaj Gaikwad needed to sit out due to an elbow harm, leaving Dhoni, who’s been a key determine for the staff, to take cost as soon as once more. It’s value noting that Dhoni had beforehand led CSK to a outstanding tie for essentially the most titles within the league’s historical past, scoring 5 championships earlier than passing the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja in 2022. Sadly for Jadeja, his stint as captain didn’t go as deliberate, and he needed to hand again the captaincy to Dhoni mid-season after the staff struggled.
Earlier than the 2024 season began, Dhoni had transferred the captain’s duties to Gaikwad. However, with Gaikwad out now, the staff seems to be to Dhoni as soon as once more to steer the ship. Murali Kartik, discussing the state of affairs on Cricbuzz, remarked that CSK had aimed to assist Jadeja within the previous yr, however clearly, that didn’t pan out as everybody hoped. The script got here again to MS Dhoni. God writes totally different scripts for him, Kartik famous, pointing to Dhoni’s long-standing reference to the staff. General, CSK aren’t simply shedding their captain, they’re lacking out on their high batsman too, he added, exhibiting how Gaikwad’s absence places the staff in a good spot.
This would be the first time since IPL 2023 that Dhoni takes on the captain’s position once more, after having led CSK to victory within the closing towards the Gujarat Titans final season on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. CSK’s coach Stephen Fleming has confirmed that Dhoni, with all his expertise and historical past, will as soon as once more act because the captain for the staff. Now we have an uncapped participant, MS Dhoni, who will take over as captain for the rest of the IPL. He didn’t hesitate to step up and assist information us by way of this problem, Fleming instructed ESPNcricinfo.
In terms of Dhoni’s management, the numbers communicate for themselves. He has an intensive document as an IPL captain, incomes 133 wins out of 226 matches, which interprets to a win charge of practically 59%. Not solely has he led CSK to 5 IPL trophies in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023, however he’s additionally a powerhouse with the bat. Dhoni at present stands because the sixth-highest run-scorer in IPL historical past, amassing 5,346 runs at a mean of 39.31 with a strike charge of over 137, together with 24 half-centuries and a highest rating of 84.
This season, Dhoni has performed 5 innings, scoring 103 runs with a stable common of 51.50 and a putting charge that eclipses 153.73, along with his greatest rating being 30. Nevertheless, CSK finds itself in a tricky spot, at present sitting in ninth place within the league standings and struggling defeats in 4 out of their first 5 matches. Shedding their captain and key batsman is a significant blow for the five-time champions and leaves them searching for solutions as they hope to show their season round.
