Sanju Samson tipped to replace MS Dhoni as CSK captain, gets World Cup-winner’s nod
Samson’s promotion is seen as a strategic movement to secure his future leaderships with the end of CSK’s long and successful part of Dhoni with the franchise. Samson requested a trade or release from Rajasthan Royals and reported that he provided speculation about the transportation of CSK before IPL 2026.
It is clear that Chennai Super Kings has been fighting to find an ideal successor for Mrs. Dhoni. Under the captain of Dhoni, CSK affected the title of Premier League (IPL) five times by equalizing the record. The CSK tried to remove the leadership from Dhoni, Ravindra appointed Jadeja as a captain before IPL 2022, but the results were so disappointed that the Dhoni was brought back as a captain in the middle of the season. Ruturaj continued to lead the team in 2023 until Gaikwad was elected as his successor. However, Gaikwad could not play due to an injury during the season, and Dhoni once again led to the CSK’s captain. Over the years, DHONİ has been effective for CSK and has contributed significantly to both bats and gloves.
With the news circulating on social media about Sanju Samson’s departure from Rajasthan Royals, former Indian cricket player Krishnamachari Srikkanth described him as the right backup for Mrs. Dhoni.
“To tell you the truth, Sanju is a brilliant player and very popular in Chennai. He has a good brand image in Chennai. As I said, if he wants to leave and come to this side, I will be the first person to choose for Chennai,” he said.
“Mrs. Dhoni’s right backup.
Samson works as the captain of Rajasthan Royals; However, Srikkanth believes that Gaikwad should remain as the leader of CSK, even if he brought the RR star.
“But if Ruturaj Gaikwad is given a captain, I feel that he should continue.” He said.
In addition to his remarkable international career, Dhoni is well known in his franchise jack and is the sixth highest scorer in the history of IPL. During 278 matches, he collected 5439 runs, continued on average 38.30, which contains 24 fifty people and has a strike rate exceeding 137.
In addition to its five IPL title, CSK and the two Champions League T20 also provided the title of T20 and founded Franchise as one of the most famous assets in the sports arena because of its personal brand and reputation.
The fans are gathered and various supporter clubs are compatible with Dhoni ” Dhoni ” Dhoni ” when the stroke icon gains the slightest appearance in the dressing room and is prepared for a potential stroke opportunity.
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