‘End of an era’: Fans react as MS Dhoni steps down as CSK’s captain ahead of IPL 2024

MS Dhoni has led CSK to five IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. MSD, as he is popularly known, has handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad.

MS Dhoni steps down as CSK's captain ahead of IPL 2024

Ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday. The official handle of CSK took to X to announce that Indian opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has been appointed as the new captain of the IPL team.

“OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MS Dhoni hands over captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad,” CSK announced on X.

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MS Dhoni hands over captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. #WhistlePodu #Yellove

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 21, 2024

Cricket enthusiasts and MS Dhoni’s fans were quick to react to the announcement, calling it the ‘end of an era.’ A fan commented, “Expected him to captain for the last final time, but.” Another fan wrote, “End of an Era for Ms Dhoni as captain of CSK! Legend of the game.”

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“why you have to announce this just a day before ipl, @msdhoni ?? Isn’t it unfair to the fans who waited entire year just to see you lead csk again,” an emotional fan reacted. “MS Dhoni is not the captain in this IPL. Rohit Sharma is not the captain in this IPL. Virat Kohli is not the captain anymore. This IPL is different for many of us,” another user wrote.

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CSK also released a statement that reads, “MS Dhoni has handed over Chennai Super Kings’ captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of the start of TATA IPL 2024. Ruturaj has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since 2019 and has played 52 matches in IPL during this period.”

“The team looks forward to the upcoming season,” the statement added. MS Dhoni has led CSK to five IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. He has also led CSK to two CLT20 titles in 2010 and 2014.

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