MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad (Figure Credit: BCCI/IPL) New Delhi: All fans were set up – throughout the stadium Ma Chidambarama in Chennai there were most roaring, cheering, clapping and deafening Hooty. They gathered in anticipation that on Saturday they were published on throwing, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The excitement, however, quickly changed to disappointment, when it was Ruturaj Gaikwad, not Dhoni, who got along with Captain Delhi Capitals Axar Patel.
Buzz emerged. The crowd, who was expecting the nostalgic return of Dhoni as the Captain Stand-in, fell silent. Dhoni was expected to lead Chennai Super Kings against Delhi Capitals in the absence of Gaikwad, who suffered injury to elbows during the last match of CSK against Rajasthan Royals.
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Gaikwad took the wound to his right forearm and during the game in Guwahati last Sunday he charged the playground against Tushar Deshpande during the Guwahati game.
After being inserted in the Delhi Capitals field, Gaikwad said to throw, “We were also looking for a bat. It looks a little dry. It’s a little cloudy, doesn’t change much. You always want to cricket T20.
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Dhoni, kindly known as Thala from CSK fans, the last captain in the final of 2023-Nasadil is on the record fifth title IPL with an unforgettable victory over Gujarat Titans.
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IPL triumphs CSK under Dhoni came in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023.
In 2022, Ravindra Jadeja was appointed a captain, but Dhoni was forced to re -accept the reins in the middle of the season due to a number of bad performances.
Before the season 2024, Dhoni handed over the captain’s baton to Gaikwad.
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This season, Dhoni copied a lot of criticism, especially for his place in the tab. He fired at No. 9 in a record defeat of CSK at home against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
CSK will enter accessories against the capitals of Delhi in the eighth place in the IPL table with one victory from the three players. Meanwhile, Delhi is one of the two undefeated pages this season – others are Kings Pandjab – with two wins in two.
DC is trying to end a 15 -year -old lane without winning Chennai against CSK. Last time Delhi won in Chepauk, called Delhi Daredevils and left Gautam Gambhir with captain.
Teams:
Delhi Capitals (XI playing): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kl Rahul (W), Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, ViPraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharamamamama
Chennai Super Kings (XI playing): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (W), Ravichandran Ashin, Noor Ahmad, Mucleel Ahmed, Matheja Pathirana
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