MS Dhoni is about to play his seventeenth season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and fifteenth for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), whom he has led 5 titles to. Apart from the eight video games in the 2022 version, Dhoni has been the captain of CSK in all of the seasons the franchise has performed in the IPL and is about to lead the Men in Yellow once more. However, a former CSK batter Ambati Rayudu believes this is the best time for the franchise to pick Dhoni’s successor with the legendary skipper probably to play his remaining season.
Who is aware of if will probably be Dhoni’s remaining season in the IPL or not however as per Rayudu, with the influence participant rule the CSK skipper can take a back seat and hand over the reins to another person. “With the impact player rule, he can take a back seat and promote someone to captain their side in the middle,” Rayudu stated on Star Sports’ Press Room.
“So this year might be a transition year for CSK if it’s his last year, if he decides to play for a few more years, I think he would be the captain. I would personally like him to see as a captain,” he added. “I think if he has decided to play this season and if he is even 10% fit, he will definitely play the full season and knowing him, injury will not keep him out of the game and he has played through many injuries. Even during last season, he was playing with a very bad knee injury, so I don’t think anything will stop him from playing this full season.”
There had been experiences of Dhoni handing over the captaincy reigns to somebody like Ruturaj Gaikwad forward of IPL 2024. However, there hasn’t been any such improvement as but and appears like Dhoni will proceed to lead the aspect in seventeenth season of the IPL as properly. However, with the mega public sale slated to held forward of the 2025 version of the IPL, this could possibly be a key season for CSK in taking a look at just a few gamers for the longer term.
