Amid rumours of Sanju Samson as a possible captaincy option, Chennai Super Kings have cleared the air with a huge statement, which confirms that Ruturaj Gaikwad will continue as skipper. On Saturday, CSK confirmed trading Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran for Rajasthan Royals star Sanju Samson.
Samson performed as RR skipper since 2021, and his arrival saw many tip him as a captaincy option. India legend Anil Kumble also told Star Sports that Samson could be a good captaincy option after the retirement of MS Dhoni.
Gaikwad is the current CSK skipper. He took over the role from Dhoni ahead of IPL 2024. Last year, Dhoni resumed captaincy duties, but it was after Gaikwad got injured.
Taking to X, CSK posted a photo of Gaikwad and captioned it as, “LEAD THE WAY, CAPTAIN RUTURAJ GAIKWAD!”
Gaikwad was purchased by CSK at the IPL 2019 Player Auction for ₹20 lakhs. Ahead of the 2022 season, CSK retained him for ₹6 crores. In 71 matches for CSK, he has smacked 2502 runs at a strike rate of 137.47, packed with two tons and 20 fifties.
