Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has found them in a shameful situation when it comes to handing over to the captaincy. In this article, we will see all the IPL captains of CSK.
All IPL captains of Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
MS Dhoni (2008-2025)
Chennai Super Kings are a temple known to give their players a long race, and the same has happened to their former captain. MS Dhoni.
Dhoni, who led the team for several sessions and directed the team for five IPL trophies, still continues to be filled, a proof of which was seen in IPL 2025 and Ruturaj Gikwad was also injured.
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Dhoni stepped as captain in Gaikwad’s absence. This was not the first time Dhoni did so. He returned as Captain Midway in 2022, which was after handing over the captaincy to Jadeja before IPL 2022.
It will be interesting to see if Dhoni continues to captain the captain in the next season, or Ruturaj took over the captain’s cap from the senior player.
Suresh Raina (2010-2019)
Former Indian batsman Suresh Raina Chennai worked as Dhoni’s deputy in his time in Super Kings. Raina first captained the side in 2010 and used to fill it as captain of O side until 2019.
Saying that, Suresh Raina has a very small sample size as CSK captain. Raina played in six matches as the captain of Chennai Super Kings and some were able to win.
Ravindra Jadeja (2022)
2022 IPL The version was one of the seasons that saw Chennai Super Kings struggling for a long time as the newly appointed captain Ravindra Jadeja was not able to guide the team to win with both bat and ball.
Despair on the defending champion was clearly visible because they were used to win, and whatever was happening was very new to both team management and fans.
As a result of the frequent run of the bottom performance, Jadeja was removed as the captain of the Chennai Super Kings through the tournament, something that is not associated with the Super Kings.
Dhoni took over from JJ and remained the captain of the side in 2023, as CSK made a strong comeback to win the title after a painful performance last year.
Ruturaj Gikwar (2024-2025)
Dhoni again tried to execute the transition plan in 2024, this time Ruturaj Gikwad On the hull, and the move has paid dividends as the defending champion started the tournament well.
But as fate would be, some hiccups in the middle of the tournament needed to win against RCB to move forward to the CSK Ina peculiar situation with Ruturaj Gikwad -led side, but it did not happen.
Saying that Gaikwad was retained as captain for the 2025 season, but this season it took a completely different turn, in which the CSK was finishing at the bottom of the points.
To add grief, Ruturaj was also dropped from the tournament due to injury, Dhoni captured the captaincy.
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