Why is Ruturaj Gaikwad not playing CSK vs KKR IPL 2025 match? | Cricket News – The Times of India

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image credit score: BCCI/IPL)

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings suffered a serious setback as common skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was dominated out of the IPL as a result of an elbow damage — a growth that has paved the best way for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to return to the management function. CSK head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed the information on Thursday. Gaikwad sustained the damage after being struck by a brief ball from Jofra Archer throughout CSK’s IPL 2025 conflict in opposition to Rajasthan Royals.
“Ruturaj Gaikwad ruled out of IPL with fracture on elbow. MS Dhoni to take over as captain,” Fleming advised mediapersons on Thursday.

“He (Gaikwad) obtained hit in Guwahati. He’s been working with an quantity of ache. We obtained an X-ray, which was inconclusive, and we had an MRI, which revealed a fracture in his elbow, within the radial neck. So we’re dissatisfied and really feel for him. We admire the efforts that he’s gone to in phrases of attempting to play, however sadly, he’d be out of the match from now. We have an uncapped participant, MS Dhoni, who will take over as captain for the rest of the IPL,” Fleming added at a press conference.

Dhoni, who came out for the toss for CSK, also confirmed that Gaikwad was ruled out of the season. He made two changes to the Playing XI, bringing in Rahul Tripathi in place of Gaikwad and including Anshul Kamboj for Mukesh Choudhary.
“We had been seeking to bat first. Quite a couple of events the place we tried to chase it down and what we realised is that the wicket slows down a bit, so if you do not get a very good begin then the center order comes beneath strain. (On Ruturaj) He has fractured one thing on his elbow, so he is dominated out of the match. He is a really genuine batter, somebody who seems to time the ball properly. So yeah, he will probably be a giant miss,” Dhoni said during the toss.

“(On the significance of profitable this sport) It is essential now, each sport is essential. We have misplaced too many matches and now it is essential to do the fundamentals proper – have dot balls, take our catches. A pair of video games we misplaced by large margins, however in any other case it was in regards to the small issues – about one over going for 20 runs. Our batters are extra genuine as batters, they will not slog all the things. They simply must again their instincts. It is essential to start out properly, get boundaries early on and attempt to get a pair of early wickets as properly. Couple of adjustments for us – Tripathi is available in for Ruturaj, and Anshul Kambhoj in for Mukesh,” he said.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed