New Delhi, Online Desk. After 12 years of captaincy for Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni can be seen playing this season under the captaincy of Ravindra Jadeja, who has now been appointed as the new captain of this team. By the way, this will be the first time that Dhoni will take the field as a player for CSK and will play under the captaincy of Jadeja. Although Suresh Raina had also captained CSK on a few occasions, but he got this opportunity in Dhoni’s absence. By the way, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played under the captaincy of two captains so far in IPL.

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Just remember the years 2016 and 2017 when CSK were banned. Dhoni was part of the Rising Pune Supergiants team in both these seasons. When Dhoni went to this team in the year 2016, he was made the captain of the team, but this season the performance of the Pune team was poor and then in the year 2017, Steve Smith was made the captain of the team by replacing Dhoni. After this, in the year 2017 season, Dhoni had to play under the captaincy of Steve Smith. At the same time, in the same year i.e. in 2017 itself, Smith was not part of the team in a league match against Delhi Capitals and then Ajinkya Rahane was made the captain in his place. In this match, Dhoni had to play under the captaincy of Rahane. However, in this match, Delhi got a big win by 97 runs.

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Jadeja will become the third captain in IPL under whom Dhoni will have to play

That is, in the year 2017, Dhoni had to play in the IPL under the captaincy of Steve Smith and Ajinkya Rahane when he was part of the Pune team. On the other hand, if he becomes a part of the playing XI for CSK this year. Then he will have to play under the captaincy of Jadeja. If this happens then Jadeja will become the third captain in IPL under whom Dhoni will have to play. Let us tell you that IPL will start from March 26 and in its first match itself. CSK has to play a match against KKR.