Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the regular captain of Chennai Super Kings, is finding it difficult to play in the opening match of IPL 2023. The first match of the 16th season of IPL is to be played today between defending champions Gujarat Titans and four-time champions Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It is reported that Dhoni has injured his left knee during the practice session due to which he did not even come to bat in the nets a day before the match. This injury of Dhoni before the start of the tournament is a big blow for CSK and their fans. In such a situation, the question now arises that if Dhoni is out of the opening match of IPL, then who will take over the captaincy of the team in his place. If we look at the possible names, then CSK has four captaincy options in the team, which include two Indian and two foreign players.
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If Dhoni misses the first match against Gujarat Titans, then CSK can choose Ben Stokes as the first option in his place as captain. Stokes has been made a part of the team’s leadership group by Chennai and has been included in the team as the future captain of CSK. This English player has left the mark of his aggressive captaincy at the international level. But the problem with Stokes is that he too is not fully fit. In such a situation, the team will keep searching for other options as well.
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CSK have an option in the form of Moeen Ali as the second overseas player. Moeen recently took charge of the England T20 team in the absence of Jos Buttler. Under the captaincy of Moin, England played 11 matches in which the team managed to win 5 times. In such a situation, CSK can use his experience in the first match.
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On the other hand, talking about the options of Indian players, there are Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane in this race. Jadeja was given the command of the team by Dhoni last season, but this all-rounder could not withstand the pressure of captaincy, due to which he handed over the captaincy to Dhoni in the middle of the season. On the other hand, if we talk about Ajinkya Rahane, he has a lot of experience of captaining in IPL, but whether he will make a place in the playing XI of CSK or not is a big question.
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