CSK on Thursday revealed that they replaced five-time title winner MS Dhoni with Ruturaj Gaikwad in the role of their captain.
Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians put out a heartfelt post on social media after Chennai Super Kings announced the change in their captaincy. CSK on Thursday revealed that they replaced five-time title winner Dhoni with Ruturaj Gaikwad in the role of their captain. After the announcement, MI posted the image of Rohit and Dhoni together in their respective IPL team jerseys. The franchise put a yellow and blue heart emoji in the caption with a sign of infinity being between them.
💛♾️💙#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/Gslqu0Ux2W
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 21, 2024
It is worth noting that Rohit Sharma, who also won five titles for Mumbai Indians, was replaced by Hardik Pandya in the role of captain ahead of IPL 2024.
Talking about Dhoni, the stunning decision of captaincy change by CSK is bound to send speculation swirling on his playing future with the franchise.
In a post on X, the Indian Premier League made the announcement a day before CSK take on Royal Challengers Bangaluru in Chennai. The five-time champions issued a brief statement soon after.