Ms. Dhoni will not direct Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their 2025 IPL match against the Capitals of Delhi (DC) on Saturday while the first choice skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was declared able to play the match. Gaikwad came out to launch it at the Chepauk, breaking the hopes of the fans to see Dhoni directing CSK once again. Dhoni had to direct CSK if Gaikwad does not recover from his elbow injury. Gaikwad had tried a right forearm while trying to remove the Tushar Deshpande field in the second during CSK’s defeat against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Guwahati on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Captain of DC Axar Patel won the draw and chose to beat CSK. DC is undefeated after two games, and has only made one forced change, Sameer Rizvi replacing Faf du Plessis.
“We are going to beat first. It looks like there will be help for quisors. Expect what it becomes slower as the game is progressing. In our team, we have some players who have captain other franchises and that helps me a lot. Even combination. FAF is not fit for this game, Sameer Rizvi plays,” said Axar when launching.
CSK, on the other hand, also made two modifications, in the hope of recovering from consecutive losses.
We were also trying to beat. It looks a little dry. It’s a bit cloudy, will not change much. You still want momentum in the T20 cricket. Overall, the cat was positive. Fielding is something we can improve day by day. We want to be proactive. The elbow is good. Conway arrives for Overton. Mukesh comes from Tripathi.
Chennai Super Kings (playing XI): Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Vijay Shankar, Ravirandi Jadeja, Ms Dhoni (W), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Delhi Capitals (playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kl Rahul (W), Abisthek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mehit Sharma
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