Having joined the franchise in 2019, Gaikwad has established himself in the team but leading the side will be a massive challenge.
Mumbai Indians have the upper hand given their current form despite having lost to CSK in their IPL season-opener in Chepauk.
Dhoni has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate
India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's daughter turned 10 month old and the fans were delighted when his wife, Saakshi, shared her recent adorable pictures on social networking site.
Dhoni praised Suresh Raina and Mike Hussey for setting up Chennai Super Kings' comfortable four-wicket win over the Titans in a high-scoring Champions League Twenty20 match in Ranchi on Sunday night.
The video has incorporated some old footage of Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings' dressing room, at training sessions, bonding with teammates' children and signing autographs for young fans.
Former Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni enjoyed his time ahead of the IPL opening match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai on Saturday.
After BCCI president N Srinivasan, it was the turn of Mahendra Singh Dhoni to face the heat in the Supreme Court as senior lawyer Harish Salve argued that India captain is guilty of corrupt conduct, alleging he gave false statements in the IPL spot-fixing scandal probe.
Some expressed that tickets for those seats should be sky high and fans may even try to take them home!
'I always believed that when you're leading a team, you need to understand each other well, not just in passing. Once you know an individual well, you know his strength, his weaknesses, it becomes easier to guide the team in the correct direction,' Dhoni told Star Sports.
Dhoni had arrived in Chennai on Wednesday last.
A video clip that has gone viral on social media shows CSK Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and pacer Khaleel Ahmed in a curious mid-match exchange.
In preparation for the upcoming season of the IPL, former champions Chennai Super Kings will get their pre-season camp underway in the city from Friday.
Dhoni caught up with former team-mates Zaheer Khan, Parthiv Patel and Ashish Nehra.
Is Dhoni imitating the bus conductor who became a movie super nova?
Monday's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi marked the 200th appearance of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the cash-rich Twenty20 extravaganza.
Five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings have no paucity of talent to excel in IPL 2025, especially in home conditions.
Dhoni's batting revealed his sharp reflexes as he efficiently dug out a yorker.
'The support is phenomenal. But, as you go on and play, then you realise they are MS Dhoni fans before they are CSK fans.'
Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth predicted another successful Indian Premier League season for five-time champions Chennai Super Kings
Gopi Krishnan and his family have paid an unbelievable tribute to the Chennai Super Kings captain.
Everyone is human, declared former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday night, referring to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's on-field spat with the umpires during Thursday's Indian Premier League game between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur.
'M S Dhoni stands as a towering figure in Indian cricket, arguably the most successful captain ever.'
Chennai Super Kings's win-loss record is 15-1 n the last 16 matches at the Chepauk.
Here's wishing the OG 'Captain Fantastic' a very Happy Birthday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni averages 100-plus in ODIs at M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai -- his tally being 401 in six innings, including two hundreds and a fifty, at an average of 100.25.
Following Chennai Super Kings' exit from the Champions League T20, Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has three successive failures in the last three months. Bikash Mohapatra writes that Dhoni's aversion to taking risks has resulted in the slump.
'He's actually batting the last 20 balls of an innings now, but still showing that you can make a big impact on the game by doing that.'
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is upbeat about the chances of his side in the ongoing IPL, saying that he has got an all-round team with some impact players in it.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side played a "complete game" to beat Kings XI Punjab and enter the Champions League T20 final.
The Chennai Super Kings captain is at the centre of criticism, and rightly so, for his batting positions in the last two Indian Premier League matches.
Game 22 of IPL 2022 will see the Chennai Super Kings take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai starting 1930 IST.
Ahead of IPL 2024, Jadeja shared a heartwarming picture on Instagram.
Sanju Samson, one of Rajasthan Royals' longest-serving players, will remain at the helm for IPL 2026, dismissing speculation of an off-season exit.
'We are virtually playing with our 'B' team. Those who are criticising Dhoni don't know the sacrifice that he is doing for this team.'
CSK shared a photo of Mahendra Singh Dhoni arriving at the hotel upon his arrival. 'Thala Dharisanam, finally!'
Game 35 will see the Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Chennai Super Kings at the Sharjah cricket stadium starting 1930 IST tonight.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will look to set their house in order and get back to winning ways when they face an upbeat yet unpredictable Punjab Kings for the second time in a row in the IPL match in Dharamsala on Sunday.
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