IPL 2024: Ruturaj Gaikwad Can Become The New Captain Of CSK

IPL 2024: Ruturaj Gaikwad can become the new captain of CSK. On Monday, March 4, about 18 days before the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), MS Dhoni increased the heartbeats of CSK fans with one of his posts. Dhoni wrote on social media that he is very excited about his new ‘role’ in the new season of IPL soon.

Speculations Began That Dhoni Was Leaving The Captaincy:-

After this, speculations started about whether Dhoni was leaving the captaincy or whether he was going to take up the role of a mentor, many such questions were raised.

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Within a few hours, the franchise shared the video in which Ruturaj Gaikwad is first seen in the lead and its caption intensified the speculations whether Ruturaj Gaikwad can become the next captain of CSK.

Just hours after MS Dhoni’s post, the franchise shared the video on its X handle. The caption on this video was given in English, ‘The heart wants what it wants!’ This means in Hindi that the heart wants what it wants.

The People Appoint Ruturaj Gaikwad As The Next Captain Of CSK:-

This was a very confusing caption but nowadays fans are very active. From the moment Dhoni posted, people started calling Ruturaj Gaikwad the next captain of CSK.

Within a short time, this post by CSK further strengthened his signal. However, what is the truth is not yet known.

People started commenting a lot about this video post of CSK and its caption. Many people called Ruturaj the new heartbeat of CSK and the next captain.

Ruturaj Can Be Given The Captaincy Of The Team:-

Some also wrote that the administrator has given a clear indication as to what is going to happen. Meaning, most of the people were indicating that Ruturaj could be given the captaincy of the team.

Ruturaj Gaikwad made his IPL debut in 2020. Since then he has played for the Yellow Army for four seasons. His performance in IPL has been excellent.

He has played a total of 52 matches so far. He has 1797 runs in his name including 1 century and 14 half-centuries. His average is around 40 and his strike rate is a little more than 135.

He also won the Orange Cap for CSK in 2021. Ruturaj played an important role in making the team champion in the year 2023.

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Ruturaj has captaincy experience. He has also captained the B team for Team India in the Asian Games. Under his leadership, the team won the gold medal. He has played 6 ODI and 19 T20 International matches for India.