- By Vishal Pushkar
- Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:53 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
CSK head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed the development.
"We have an uncapped player, MS Dhoni, who will take over as captain for the remainder of the IPL," Fleming told mediapersons ahead of the match against KKR on Friday.
Dhoni had previously captained CSK from 2008 till 2023 and won five IPL titles. He handed over the captaincy to Gaikwad ahead of the 2024 season.
Gaikwad sustained the blow when he was hit by a short ball from Jofra Archer on March 30, and since then he has played two games.
"He got hit in Guwahati (vs RR). He's been operating with an amount of pain. We got an X-ray, which was inconclusive, and we had an MRI, which revealed a fracture in his elbow, in the radial neck," Fleming said.
MS Dhoni’s captaincy record in IPL
Dhoni has been the only player to feature in every season for CSK, except during the team’s two-year suspension in 2016 and 2017 due to disciplinary issues. During that period, Dhoni played for the Rising Pune Supergiants, leading the team in 2016 and continuing as a player in 2017.
Dhoni captained CSK from 2008 to 2015, and then resumed leadership after the team's return in 2018, guiding them until 2021. Ahead of IPL 2022, he handed over the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja, but took it back midway through the season. He continued to lead the team through IPL 2023, after which he finally passed the baton to Ruturaj Gaikwad.
MS Dhoni's Record As CSK Captain
Matches: 210
Won: 123
Lost: 86
N/R: 1
Winning percentage: 58.85