Ruturaj gaikwad: The 25th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 is to be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. The captain of CSK has changed before this match. The team will once again be commanded by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. If Dhoni has been announced to become captain, on the other hand, Rituraj Gaikwad, who has been captaining the team so far, has given his reaction when Dhoni became captain. He said that now the young wicketkeeper will command the team.

What did Ruturaj Gaikwad say when Dhoni became captain

Chennai Super Kings have played their 5 matches in IPL 2025 so far. Now the team is to be played with Kolkata Knight Riders. Earlier, Dhoni has now returned as captain. Rituraj Gaikwad's reaction has come to light about this. CSK has shared a video from its official account. In which Rituraj says that

"I am really sad to be out of the rest of the IPL matches due to an unfortunate elbow injury. I want to thank everyone for the support so far, it really matters a lot."

Ruturaj Gaikwad said 'Young wicketkeeper will take over the team captaincy'

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is playing as an uncapared player. The BCCI rule says that if a player has been 5 years since he has been retired from international cricket, then his count will be in the category of unkapped players. In the video, Rituraj Gaikwad says that

"Yes, it has been a challenging season, but now we have a young wicketkeeper who is leading the team and hopefully things will change. I will be present with the team to support them with a dugout. I wanted to help the team get out of this situation, but some things are out of our control. I am eager to support boys for the rest of the campaign, expecting a strong end for the season."

How was CSK's condition under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad

Talking about the performance of Chennai Super Kings in the season, the team has played 5 matches. In which Chennai Super Kings won in front of Mumbai Indians in the first match. But after this CSK has suffered 4 consecutive defeats. Now CSK has to play the match with KKR. Looking at the records of both teams, 30 matches have been played between the two teams. In which 19 matches have been in the names of CSK and 10 matches have been won by KKR, while one match has been inconclusive.

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