IPL: 5 Players who can replace MS Dhoni as CSK captain
IPL 2023 might be MS Dhoni's last outing in the T20 league.
3. Ruturaj Gaikwad
The young and flamboyant star of the Chennai Super Kings has now become an integral member of the core group of the franchise. Gaikwad has been CSK’s most consistent player for the last few seasons. He also won the Orange Cap in the 2021 season, when CSK claimed their fourth IPL title. He is considered the future of Indian cricket due to the potential that he has shown in the IPL.
The opening batter was named the captain of the Maharashtra team before the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy season. Since then, he has been captaining Maharashtra and the team is doing well under him. He has been a great leader in domestic tournaments. The captaincy in IPL brings different challenges, but he has shown everyone that he can be that candidate for the captaincy.
The 25-year-old is a very promising cricketer and history has been the witness that captaincy brings the best out of him as a batter. After becoming the captain of Maharashtra, his first five scores were 168, 21, 124, 154*, and 136. Gaikwad has been a run machine since the time he was given the chance for opening the innings for CSK.
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