MS Dhoni calls his longtime teammate a ‘traitor’ ahead of CSK vs KKR clash | Cricket News

MS Dhoni (Image credit score: BCCI/IPL Photo)

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings had been dealt a main blow on Thursday as common skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was dominated out of the IPL on account of an elbow damage. The setback has paved the best way for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to return as captain for the rest of the season, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed.
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“We have an uncapped participant, MS Dhoni, who will take over as captain for the rest of the IPL,” Fleming instructed mediapersons ahead of Friday’s clash in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders.

Dhoni, who captained CSK from 2008 to 2023 and led them to 5 IPL titles, had handed over the reins to Gaikwad ahead of the 2024 season.

Ahead of the upcoming fixture, Dhoni was seen training on the Chepauk nets when his former CSK teammate Dwayne Bravo—now the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders—came to visit to greet him.

“The traitor is here,” Dhoni remarked.
“Life is so unfair,” Bravo responded earlier than sharing a hug with Ravindra Jadeja after which shaking palms with Dhoni.
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Bravo was half of Chennai Super Kings’ IPL title-winning squads in 2011, 2018, and 2021. He additionally served because the franchise’s bowling coach throughout their victorious 2023 marketing campaign.
However, ahead of the 2025 season, Bravo parted methods with CSK’s teaching setup and took up the position of mentor with Kolkata Knight Riders.
With Gaikwad sidelined, CSK now face a choice dilemma. Rahul Tripathi might return to the highest order, though his type has been removed from convincing.
In the center order, seasoned campaigner Deepak Hooda is a possible possibility, whereas the workforce may also look to inject contemporary power with younger Delhi batter Vansh Bedi, identified for his late-innings hitting means.
CSK are additionally entitled to a substitute for Gaikwad, with Mumbai teenager Ayush Mhatre being thought-about for the slot.