The 17th season of the Indian Premier League is starting from 22 March. In the first match, last season's winner Chennai Super Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore. The match will be played at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai. Before this, a major change has been made in the playing eleven of Chennai Super Kings. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been given the captaincy of the franchise in place of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ruturaj will be the fourth captain of Chennai Super Kings. Before him, apart from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja have also taken charge of the franchise.
Dhoni captained in 235 matches
Chennai Super Kings has played 235 matches under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Meanwhile, the team has won 142 matches and lost 90 matches. 1 match has been tied and 2 have also been inconclusive. Under the captaincy of Suresh Raina, CSK has played 6 matches and won only 2. Under Raina's captaincy, Chennai lost 3 matches and 1 match was tied.
Command given to Jadeja
Before IPL 2022, Ravindra Jadeja was made the captain of Chennai Super Kings. Under the captaincy of Jadeja, CSK played 8 matches and won only 2. The team had to face defeat in 6 matches. After this Dhoni was made the captain again. In such a situation, will something similar be seen this time also? If Chennai does not perform well under the captaincy of Ruturaj, then the team may have to look for a new captain.
Chennai Super Kings captain
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni: 235 matches
- Ravindra Jadeja: 8 matches
- Suresh Raina: 6 matches