New Delhi: The five -time champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has suffered a major setback between the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Captain Rituraj Gaikwad has been ruled out of this IPL season due to injury. In such a situation, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) will captain Chennai Super Kings in the remaining matches. Rituraj has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to a elbow injury.

Rituraj had a ball of fast bowler Tushar Deshpande to the elbow in the match against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Although Rituraj took part in the next two matches against Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), the fracture has now been confirmed in the scan.

Rituraj Gaikwad was also confirmed by Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming. Fleming said, 'As far as replacement is concerned, we have very few options in the team. We have not decided on anyone yet. Dhoni was ready to take charge of the team. He used to think where it was coming from.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni last led Chennai Super Kings in the 2023 IPL final. Dhoni made Chennai Super Kings a five -time IPL champion under his captaincy. In the 2024 season, Chennai Super Kings made Rituraj Gaikwad captain. Chennai Super Kings finished fifth in the last IPL season under Rituraj's captaincy.

Chennai Super Kings Squad
Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dubey, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Jamie Overton, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana, Khalil Ahmed, Mukesh Chaudhary, Devon Conway, Sheikh Rashid, Sam Karan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shrash Nagarkoti, Shreekoti, Shree Kamboj Alice, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddharth C, Vansh Bedi, Deepak Hooda.