chennai super kings: Under CS Raina’s captaincy at ‘CSK’ … The only match Dhoni played: Why did he give up? – when raina captained csk and ms dhoni played under him

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been the captain of the Chennai Super Kings since the inception of the IPL. Under his leadership CSK did not go to the playoffs only once.

He has won the trophy 4 times in total. He was assisted by Suresh Raina as the vice-captain, who was also the captain when Dhoni retired.

Raina Captain:

But Suresh Raina has been the captain when Dhoni was the only batsman to make the cut. The incident took place in 2012, during the Championship Trophy in South Africa. Despite winning that league match against Yakshir, CSK was in no position to advance to the semifinals.

Thus, Dhoni, who continued to captain the team, appointed Suresh Raina as the captain for the captaincy retirement, replacing Viruthiman Saha as the wicket-keeper and participated in the match only as a player. This is the only match in which Dhoni has played under Raina’s captaincy.

Under Smith’s captaincy:

Similarly, Dhoni, who was part of the Rising Pune Super Giants squad when CSK was banned in 2017, had only played under Steven Smith throughout that season.

Then when CSK made his re-entry in the IPL in 2018, Dhoni proved that he is a best captain by winning the trophy. He is currently leading CSK in the 15th season of IPL.

Suresh Raina, who was the vice-captain, was not bought by any team during the mega auction. 2+ crore left with CSKA but not found by Raina. Thus, Ravindra Jadeja is expected to be CSK’s vice-captain this season.