Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the most successful skipper in every format of cricket, and under his charismatic captaincy, Chennai Super kings lifted the IPL title four times. The upcoming session of IPL is likely to be the last session for the veteran wicketkeeper batter MS Dhoni, and CSK will try their best to appoint the new captain under his guidance. 41-year-old Dhoni is on the brink of his retirement; hence, the new captain of CSK is a hot topic among Indian fans.
In the previous edition, the senior player of CSK, Ravindra Jadeja, took the captaincy role. But he wasn’t successful. Again, Dhoni took over the responsibility, after which controversy started between CSK and Jadeja, which was settled when CSK picked Ravindra Jadeja in the retained player list.
Speaking on this, former Australian batter and CSK batting coach Michael Hussey are looking into this matter very closely. He gave an extensive comment about Gaikwad and said he is very calm, like Dhoni. Still, I am not talking about their similarities, but Gaikwad has leadership qualities similar to Dhoni.
“I’m not sure what the plans for the future at CSK, but like Dhoni, he is very calm. He is actually very calm when it comes to handling pressure like Dhoni and he is a very good reader of the game as I said earlier, he is very observant and I think people are drawn to him because of his nature, character, and personality and they like being around him. He has got some excellent leadership qualities,” said Hussey.
Everyone is waiting for the announcement from Chennai Super Kings about the next skipper, but young Indian opener batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has received much support for this role. Because his performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy is overwhelming and he is young, CSK can keep him for a long time