There were tears in the eyes…', what was the atmosphere in the dressing room when Dhoni announced his retirement from captaincy?

MS Dhoni left the captaincy: Dhoni left the captaincy of CSK. Due to which not only the fans but also many former veterans were surprised. In this regard, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said on Dhoni leaving the captaincy that we already knew this. We are preparing new leaders. Keeping the future in mind, it was necessary to take this decision.

Dhoni had tears in his eyes

“Dhoni had tears in his eyes, everything stopped, there was a lot of emotion in the dressing room…everybody was emotional,” Fleming said. He further said, “After these emotional moments everyone congratulated Rituraj. We have full hope that Ruturaj will be able to carry forward this strong legacy of Dhoni. When Dhoni stepped down from the captaincy for the first time in 2022, we were not ready, but we already knew these things.

CSK became champion five times under Dhoni's captaincy.

Dhoni stepped down from the captaincy of CSK for the first time in 2022 and Jadeja was appointed in his place. But Jadeja was not successful as captain, after which Dhoni took over the captaincy again in the middle of the season. At the same time, under the captaincy of Dhoni, CSK became champion again in the year 2023. Mahi has led CSK to the IPL title 5 times. Now it remains to be seen how CSK will perform this season under the captaincy of Gaikwad.