A day before the start of IPL 2024, MS Dhoni handed over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings to Ruthuraj Gaikwad. After this, Chennai team led by new captain Gaikwad also won the first match of the season by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Dhoni, who has made Chennai Super Kings champions five times under his captaincy, enters this match as a player and continues his magic behind the wickets. IPL 2024 is considered as Dhoni's last season. A statement made by a veteran batsman regarding Dhoni is going viral. Accordingly he will not play all the matches of this season. He said that he will take a break in the middle of the league. This is what West Indies Storm batsman Chris Gayle said about Dhoni. Gayle made the announcement ahead of the season opener between CSK vs RCB.
Dhoni's break in the middle of IPL
Gayle, the former star of Royal Challengers Bangalore, believes that Dhoni will not play the entire match, he may take a short break, and hence handed over the captaincy to Gaekwad before the start of the season. Gayle said..'He probably won't play all the matches. A short break can be taken between tournaments. That's why he handed over the captaincy to Gaikwad. Even if this decision is taken, Dhoni will perform well. Don't worry about this' he said.
There have been speculations about Dhoni's retirement since last season. But, despite a knee injury, he played the entire season and led the team to the 5th championship. Not only this, he assured fans last season that he will play in 2024 as well.
