Ruturaj Gaikwad will be coming back as captain: MS Dhoni

Former Chennai Super Kings skipper, MS Dhoni has revealed the Ruturaj Gaikwad will resume his captaincy in the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL). It is worth noting that Gaikwad had sustained a shoulder injury in the mid of the season as Dhoni was forced to hold the captaincy reigns again.

Gaikwad was named the captain of the side in 2024 season as Dhoni stepped down from the position after winning IPL 2023. Since then the team has failed to reach the playoffs in the subsequent seasons and the next season the team will hope for a revamp.

“We are slightly worried about our batting order. But I think our batting order is quite sorted out now. Rutu (Gaikwad) will be coming back [as captain]. He got injured. But he will be coming back. So, we are quite sorted now. I won't say we (CSK) slacked off (in IPL 2025). But there were certain holes that we needed to plug in. A small auction is coming in December. Some loopholes are there, and we will try to plug those in,” Dhoni said as quoted by India Today.

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Needed to figure out what were the shortcomings: Dhoni

In the 2024 season, CSK failed to reach the playoffs of the season and was ousted by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in what was a virtual qualifier during the group stages. The 2025 season was a forgettable one as the team never looked in balance and finished at the bottom of the table.

“Yes, the last couple of years have not been good for us. We have not been up to the mark. But what is important is for you to see the learnings. Yes, you had a bad season. But what went wrong? And that was the question for us last year also. We were like, 'okay, there are some shortcomings'. But first we needed to exactly figure out what were the shortcomings and then look at solutions,” Dhoni added.