New Delhi. The first match of IPL 2024 was played between Chennai and Bengaluru. In this match, the Chennai Super Kings team captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad registered a spectacular victory. Mustafizur Rahman bowled brilliantly in the match. He took a total of 4 wickets. Fans did not get to see Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s batting in the match. Meanwhile, Chris Gayle has said that Dhoni will not play all the matches for CSK.
Chris Gayle while talking on Jio Cinema said, “MS Dhoni probably will not play all the matches for CSK. It is possible that he may take a break in between. But Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance will be good. Don’t think too much about it.”
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Captaincy taken from Dhoni
A day before IPL 2024, CSK had changed the captain. He gave the captaincy to Rituraj Gaikwad, who made his IPL debut in the year 2020. Gaikwad (Ruturaj Gaikwad) has played 53 matches so far in which he has scored 1812 runs. During this period, Gaikwad has scored one century and 14 half-centuries. His best score has been 101 runs unbeaten. Gaikwad has hit 162 fours and 73 sixes in his IPL career.
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Dhoni’s IPL record
Mahendra Singh Dhoni captained 212 matches in IPL in which the team was successful in winning 128 matches while CSK had to face defeat in 82. Dhoni had said goodbye to international cricket on 15 August 2020. Under his captaincy, Team India captured the T20 World Cup title, the 2011 ODI World Cup trophy and the Champions Trophy in 2013.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 23, 2024, 14:47 IST