CSK vs DC IPL 2025: MS Dhoni will become Chennai captain again? Will the command against Delhi? Coach indicated

MS Dhoni Cold Lead Csk in Absence of Ruturaj Gaikwad: The 17th match of IPL 2025 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals on Saturday, 5 April. The match between the two teams will be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK captain Rituraj Gaikwad suffered a hand injury while batting against Rajasthan Royals. After which there is doubt about his playing against Delhi. Will MS Dhoni captain against Delhi in the absence of captain Gaikwad? This has been answered by CSK batting coach Michael Hussey.

Dhoni last captained the team in IPL 2023. Where CSK defeated Gujarat Titans in the final and won the title for the fifth time. In 2022, Dhoni handed over the captaincy of the team to Ravindra Jadeja. But after the poor performance of the team, he again returned as captain. After this, in 2024, Gaikwad was elected the new captain of the team.

MS Dhoni can handle team captaincy once again

Batting coach Hussey said in a press conference before the match that Gaikwad will try to bat in training today. There is still swelling in his hand, but it is getting better every day. It is expected that he will recover before the match tomorrow. After this, he was asked who would captain the team in the absence of Gaikwad. Hussey said that ‘I don’t know, we have not thought about it yet. But I am confident that Stephen Fleming and Gaikwad must have thought about this. We have many young players in the team. One of which lives behind the stump. Perhaps he can do a good job. They have a little captaincy experience, so perhaps they can. But to honestly, I do not know. Hussey did not take the name of Dhoni during this time, but it seems from his words that Dhoni will once again be seen in the role of captain against Delhi.

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