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Opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad is set to lead Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the second consecutive season in IPL 2025. Ahead of the much-awaited season of the cash-rich league Gaikwad sent a strong message to all the other nine teams and made a clear stance regarding someone sledging his teammates in the upcoming season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad said that he is okay if the opponent sledges him but also mentioned that he is not going to ‘hold back’ if someone tries to sledge his teammates and will definitely give him a response. “If someone sledges me, I am more than happy to not say anything – but if I am the captain and if someone is sledging at my teammates, then I am not somebody who can hold back,” Gaikwad was quoted as saying by CricxTasy.
CSK aim for 6th title in IPL 2025
The upcoming season of the IPL is expected to be a big win for Chennai Super Kings and their legendary player MS Dhoni. After leading CSK to their fifth title in 2023, Dhoni stepped down from the captaincy ahead of the start of IPL 2024. After Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad took charge as a skipper for CSK starting a new era for the franchise.
Now, as MS Dhoni is set to play another IPL season, Ruturaj Gaikwad will look to lead CSK to their sixth title in 2025 and give Dhoni a tribute. However, Dhoni hasn’t made any official statement regarding his retirement from the IPL after the upcoming season.
CSK IPL 2025 squad
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rahul Tripathi, Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, MS Dhoni (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Nathan Ellis, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth, Shreyas Gopal
