Chennai Super Kings introduced Ruturaj Gaikwad as a brand new captain a day earlier than the opening match of the Indian Premier League 2024 on Thursday, March 21. The rising star changed legendary MS Dhoni as the captain of essentially the most profitable IPL staff initially of the brand new period for the cash-rich league.
Dhoni’s determination to step down additionally kicks off a brand new chapter in IPL historical past as the followers will witness neither Dhoni, Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli main any staff for the first time within the final 10 years. Dhoni has been main CSK since the league’s inception in 2008.
Virat Kohli took captaincy reins from Daniel Vettori within the 2013 version at Royal Challengers Bangalore whereas Rohit changed Ricky Ponting mid-season for Mumbai Indians in 2013. Dhoni stays the one cricketer to captain in additional than 200 IPL video games and is the one skipper to win over 100 video games.
Dhoni, 42, additionally holds the best successful share of 58.84 as captain in IPL historical past among the many gamers with the expertise of main groups in a minimal of 50 video games. Dhoni additionally led defunt Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL 2016 the place he was famously axed forward of the 2017 version.
Most appearances as IPL captains:
| Player | Matches | W | L | T | NR | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 226 | 133 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 58.84 |
| Rohit Sharma | 158 | 87 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 55.06 |
| Virat Kohli | 143 | 66 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 46.15 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 129 | 71 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 55.03 |
| David Warner | 83 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 48.19 |
With Dhoni and Rohit now not main their respective franchises in 2024, Shreyas Iyer, captain at Kolkata Knight Riders, has emerged as essentially the most skilled chief with an expertise of main in 55 IPL matches.
