Leader Online Desk : Chennai Super Kings : IPL 2024 (IPL 2024) is very important for Chennai Super Kings. It is believed that this could be the last season of 42-year-old MS Dhoni. In such a situation, CSK has started planning for the future from the beginning of this season. The management of Chennai Super Kings had announced the new captain at the beginning of the season. Rituraj Gaikwad has been made the captain of the team in place of Dhoni. At the same time, the team also gave a chance to new faces in bowling. But there is still one spot left in the team which the CSK management will have to address soon.
Dhoni gets successor (Chennai Super Kings)
The decision to make Ruturaj Gaikwad the captain has been the right one for Chennai Super Kings so far. He has succeeded in making his mark as a captain. In such a situation, a major strain on CSK's management seems to be over. Actually, in 2022, CSK replaced Dhoni with Ravindra Jadeja as captain. But he did not succeed, so the captaincy was restored to Dhoni himself. But the 2024 season has got Dhoni's successor in the form of Gaikwad.
A glimpse of the future in the bowling attack as well
CSK have included many youngsters in their bowling attack, which shows their plans for the future. The team consists of Mukesh Chaudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Mathisha Pathirana and Rajvardhan Hungergekar. who despite their lack of experience are troubling the big batsmen of the opposing team. CSK has also included new players like Rachin Ravindra, Nishant Sindhu, Sameer Rizvi in their team. But when it comes to wicketkeeper's name, fans only see MS Dhoni. This season too, despite his injuries, he has been handling the wicketkeeping duties well.
Who is CSK's next wicketkeeper?
Looking at the team of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), after Dhoni they have only one player as a wicketkeeper and that is Avnish Rao Aravali. The player from Telangana was bought by CSK for just Rs 20 lakh before this season. But he has not got a chance to play even once. CSK has prepared the captain as well as the bowlers, batsmen and all-rounders for the future, but the next plan for the wicketkeeper is not yet in sight. A mega auction will be held before the next season. In such a situation, CSK can also bet on some other wicketkeepers.