Fact Check: Did Ruturaj Gaikwad unfollow CSK legend MS Dhoni on social media?

The drama continues to follow the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise as some users on social media indicated that Ruturaj Gaikwad has unfollowed CSK legend and wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni after being ruled out of the tournament due to an elbow injury.

The news came as a shock to all the fans and it turns out that this sudden turn of events has now led to MS Dhoni taking over as the skipper once again for the rest of the tournament. Though some fans will be happy to see Dhoni back to leading the team and hopefully get them out of trouble, some fans are worried since Gaikwad was one of the key batters for CSK in the tournament who had played some great knocks as well.

Recently, there was a tweet that followed these events, which led to people believing that Ruturaj Gaikwad unfollowed his skipper on social media. The post shared by a fan showed a picture of Gaikwad’s Instagram account with letters MS typed above, and it turns out that the two-time World Champion skipper’s name was not there among the followers at all. This has also led to rumours spreading that there might be some rift between the players during the season since CSK has been having a terrible season so far.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad unfollowed dhoni 🤣🤣

11:22 AM · Apr 11, 2025

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Fact check: Ruturaj Gaikwad had never followed Dhoni on social media

There might be some people speculating a lot of things considering how the Yellow Brigade has been playing this season. However, some fans have also said that the 28-year-old batter had never followed Dhoni on Instagram at all and so this might just be a way for someone to create some drama among the two big names in the franchise. 

There is no proof of Ruturaj Gaikwad following the 43-year-old legend which makes the post given by a fan kind of sketchy. Overall, this might be another attention-seeking stunt to get some reactions from fans of one of the most successful franchises in the IPL.