Chennai Super Kings historically had the most successful captain in the history of the league in the form of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. So anyone who progresses from Dhoni and picks up this captaincy position is going to face a lot of challenges in living up to the expectations.
This is precisely where the current captain of the team Ruturaj Gaikwad has been struggling very badly, not just in terms of his batting, but also at the captaincy level.
Ruturaj has been in very poor form this IPL as his strike rate is a major concerned to the team. While other players are scoring in excess of 180 or 200 run rate, Ruturaj has been using up for too many balls in the power play, which is pushing the team into further trouble.
Even in terms of captaincy, when CSK is in trouble while defending lack of adaptability, and out of the box, thinking from Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has been costing the team big time.
The best thing about Dhoni during his time as the captain was obviously his ability to think on the feet and take right decisions whenever needed. This kind of smart thinking is missing in the case of the current captain Gaikwad, and this needs to change very quickly if the team is to get back.
Considering the fact that Dhoni is going to return to the team, very soon, it has to be seen if his experience would be utilised to bring the team back on track.
This post was last modified on 12 April 2026 6:26 am
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