MS Dhoni Steps Aside As CSK Captain, Ravindra Jadeja To Lead Team

In a shocking announcement, Cricket icon M.S. Dhoni announced to step down as the Chennai Super Kings Captain.

On the 24th of March, Thursday, M.S. Dhoni, who has led the Chennai Super Kings from the beginning around 2008, has stepped down as captain in front of the IPL 2022 season opener against the Kolkata Knight Riders. With this, Indian Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja would succeed him in the role of captain, turning into the third player to lead CSK after Dhoni and Suresh Raina.

The Chennai Super Kings released an official statement and said, "MS Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of Chennai Super Kings and picked Ravindra Jadeja to lead the team. Jadeja, who has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since 2012, will only be the third player to lead CSK. Dhoni will continue to represent Chennai Super Kings this season and beyond."

With Dhoni’s shock announcement, “End of an era” started to trend on Twitter. Former cricketer Wasim Jaffer, who is known for his witty tweets, posted a video from the film Baahubali comparing Dhoni’s situation to the lead character of the film.

M.S. Dhoni led CSK to four IPL titles and is the second-most successful IPL captain ever only behind Rohit Sharma who won five IPL titles with Mumbai Indians.

Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle tweeted that Dhoni giving up the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings is truly the end of an era for all those loyal fans with whom he forged a relationship of the kind very few have.

Meanwhile, Twitter users are trending #MSDhoni, #EraEnded and #CSK after the shocking announcement.