Last Updated: March 21, 2024, 20:16 IST
Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni (Instagram)
Rohit Sharma took to social media to put up a narrative after MS Dhoni stepped down as captain of Chennai Super Kings.
Rohit Sharma had a particular message for MS Dhoni as the legendary cricketer handed over Chennai Super Kings’ captaincy to younger batter Ruturaj Gaikwad forward of the beginning of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL).
The franchise (CSK) on Thursday introduced that the right-handed opening batter Ruturaj would be the new captain of CSK forward of their 2024 season opener in opposition to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
Rohit Sharma, who himself is not going to be donning the captain’s hat in IPL 2024, shared an Instagram story.
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CSK and Dhoni share an unbreakable bond and the World Cup-winning captain is predicted to maintain a major position within the franchise going ahead, albeit not as a participant.
Also reacting to the information, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan took to X to share his views.
“In the ever-expanding galaxy of cricket, MS Dhoni’s legacy as CSK’s leader shines bright, akin to a supernova, illuminating the path for the franchise with unparalleled brilliance and allure. His leadership will be remembered for decades to come. Good luck Ruturaj for your new responsibility as a CSK leader,” Pathan wrote.
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This will solely be simply the second time Dhoni gained’t begin an IPL season as skipper of CSK, after Ravindra Jadeja had been the captain in IPL 2022, solely for him to get replaced mid-way by the legendary wicketkeeper-batter.
Dhoni formally introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket on August 15, 2020 however his engagement in IPL remained intact.
The 42-year-old, who performed with a dodgy knee final season, underwent a surgical procedure after main CSK to their fifth title.
Dhoni has performed as many as 250 IPL matches, scoring greater than 5000 runs at a strike charge of 135.92.
Due to his knee points, Dhoni pushed himself right down to quantity 8 within the batting order final season however after regaining full health, he’s anticipated to bat larger up this version.
Besides stellar success within the IPL, Dhoni led CSK to 2 titles within the defunct Champions League. CSK made as many as 10 finals underneath Dhoni’s captaincy. If one contains his 14 video games for Rising Pune Supergiant, that extends his IPL captaincy tenure to 226 IPL video games with Rohit Sharma being a distant second (158 video games). Overall, Dhoni has led CSK in 212 IPL matches, successful 128 video games, whereas dropping 82 matches.
(With inputs from Agencies)
