
Ruturaj Gaikwad (picture of credit: BCCI/IPL) New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings suffered the main failure because the normal captain Ruturai Gaikwad was expelled from the IPL due to the injury of the elbows – the development that prepared the way for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to return to the leading role. CSK head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed the news on Thursday. Gaikwad suffered an injury after being hit by a short ball from Jofra Archer during the IPL 2025 CSK collision with Rajasthan Royals.
“Ruturaj Gaikwad expelled from the IPL with a fracture on the elbow. Mrs. Dhoni took over the captain,” Fleming said on Thursday Mediaperons.
“He (Gaikwad) was hit in Guwahati. He worked with a lot of pain. We have an X -ray that was inconclusive, and we had MRIs that revealed a fracture in the elbows. So we were disappointed and we tested for him that He will take over the captain, ”Fleming added at a press conference.
Dhoni, who came out for throwing for CSK, also confirmed that Gaikwad was expelled from the season. He made two changes in playing XI and brought Rahul Tripathi instead of Gaikwad and including anshula kamboje for Mukesh Choudhary.
“At first we tried a bat. We have tried to chase it quite several times and realized that the goal would slow down a little, so if you do not get a good start, then the middle order gets under pressure.
Mrs. Dhoni returns as Captain CSK, confirms coach Stephen Fleming
“(Based on the importance of victory in this game) is now important, every game is important. We have lost too many matches and now it is important to make the bases right – have a dot ball, take our catches. Try to get a few early goals.
Kolkata Knight Riders (XI playing): Quinton de Kock (W), Sunil Narne, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rink Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arara, Vaibhav Arara, Varun Chakaravan Chakaravan Chakaravan Chakaravan
Chennai Super Kings (XI playing): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (W/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kartjoj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ahmed
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