It is not easy to replace Dhoni, Jadeja had failed, will Rituraj be able to succeed

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New Delhi, , Chennai Super Kings on Thursday appointed opener-batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad as the successor to MS Dhoni. Now Dhoni will not lead the team in the upcoming season. After the sudden change in captaincy, there are speculations that this could be Dhoni’s last IPL season. Meanwhile, a big question is that why was the responsibility handed over to Ruturaj, is it CSK’s haste or Dhoni’s decision? Special strategy. The charge of Chennai, which won the IPL title five times under the leadership of Dhoni, is now on the shoulders of Rituraj Gaikwad. He debuted for CSK in 2019. This is a big decision for both CSK and Rituraj. On one hand, Gaikwad faces the challenge of taking over Dhoni’s legacy and the reins of a champion team, while on the other hand, CSK would not like to repeat the mistake of 2022, where the team was in a bad shape due to the change in captaincy. Rituraj’s His actions will be closely monitored and he will be compared to a legend, so pressure is bound to come on this batsman as well. CSK had included Gaikwad in IPL 2019. After that he never disappointed the team with his performance.Chennai made a big bet in IPL 2020, when Gaikwad was given a chance to play as an opener.Debuting in IPL, CSK gave Gaikwad six matches and He scored 204 runs with an impressive average of 51. Gaikwad scored 635 runs for the champion Chennai Super Kings in 2021 and captured the Orange Cap. It was the same year 2021, when Gaikwad scored the first century against Rajasthan Royals to help CSK. Murali Vijay’s record of scoring most runs in a season as an opening batsman was broken. Vijay had scored 441 runs while opening the innings for CSK in the 2009/10 season. Murali Vijay also scored the youngest century for Chennai at the age of 25. The previous record was also held by Vijay, who scored his first IPL century at the age of 26. At the end of the 2021 season, Gaikwad scored 70 against Delhi Capitals in the qualifiers and added 61 runs with Faf du Plessis in the final. , which took CSK to 192, which was enough to win. Rituraj Gaikwad was born on 31 January 1997 in Pune, Maharashtra. Gaikwad made his first-class debut for Maharashtra in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy season and made his List A and domestic T20 debut the same year. In 2023, he was signed by the Pune-based franchise for the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) on a three-year deal. Was included for Rs 14.8 crore. The franchise was later named Puneri Bappa and announced Gaikwad as their captain for the inaugural season. Gaikwad has played 52 matches so far in his IPL career and has scored 1797 runs at an average of 39.07, his highest IPL score. 101 runs unbeaten. Chennai retained him for Rs 6 crore in the IPL auction 2024. Gaikwad was the captain of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China last year. In November 2023, he was named the vice-captain for the first three matches of the T20 series against Australia. However, apart from this success, it will not be easy for Gaikwad to fill Dhoni’s place. A similar attempt by CSK to name Ravindra Jadeja as Dhoni’s successor had failed a few seasons ago. In such a situation, there is going to be a lot of pressure on Gaikwad. Only time will tell whether Gaikwad will be successful in achieving what Jadeja could not.–IANS

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