MS Dhoni has a habit of surprising people and catching everyone off-guard. No one is ready to believe the things that he does although they seem simple things to do. Two years, he silently retired from all formats of international cricket with an IGTV video. Some fans even felt that Dhoni’s account was hacked as they were not ready to accept the retirement decision.
Now, MS Dhoni has made another big decision and that is to step down as the captain of the Chennai Super Kings team. Ravindra Jadeja will captain the Chennai-based franchise in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League.
CSK issued an official statement on their website earlier today, which read as follows:
“MS Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of Chennai Super Kings and picked Ravindra Jadeja to lead the team. Jadeja, who has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since 2012, will only be the third player to lead CSK. Dhoni will continue to represent Chennai Super Kings this season and beyond.”
Fans on Twitter get emotional as MS Dhoni will not lead Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2022
Dhoni has been the captain of the Chennai Super Kings team since the first edition of the Indian Premier League which happened in 2008. The wicket-keeper batter led the Chennai Super Kings to four IPL trophies and two Champions League T20 trophies.
It looks like the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League will be his last as captain, and so it is a dream ending for his captaincy career because the last match where he captained the Chennai Super Kings was leading the team to the Indian Premier League trophy in Dubai by defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders in the final match.
Fans on Twitter became emotional and had different reactions to MS Dhoni’s decision to step down as captain. Here are some of the top reactions:
Dhoni drops surprises more than life.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 24, 2022
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#CSK handing over captaincy to Jadeja.#IPL pic.twitter.com/29DqQDi2gT
— ℳ𝓇.𝒜🏏 (@cricdrugs) March 24, 2022
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Jaddu takes over from Dhoni. The first ever leadership change in CSK. End of an era. A mere thank you doesn't do justice to Thala's contributions to put CSK as one of the greatest sporting franchises on the global arena. End of an era! #CSK𓃬 #IPL2022
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16) March 24, 2022
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#MSDhoni Handover the captaincy to Jaddu 🥺.
Now #ChennaiSuperKings : pic.twitter.com/tXijFdrpj0— APM (@The___APM) March 24, 2022
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MS Dhoni has left a legacy behind which is incredibly tough for anyone to reach. 12 seasons as CSK captain, 9 finals and 4 trophies. Mad success as a captain, one of the mastermind of the game.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 24, 2022
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It's been a pleasure, MS Dhoni (C). 💛💗 pic.twitter.com/lNP2eMHdqf
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 24, 2022
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IPL 2021 – the last time both MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli played as the captains against each other. pic.twitter.com/ov5IxlF7x2
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 24, 2022
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MS Dhoni as captain in IPL history:
Matches – 204
Wins – 121
Lost – 82
No Rest – 1
Win percentage – 59.60Advertisement4 time IPL winning captain
2 time CL T20 winning captainThank you, captain. pic.twitter.com/EQk13ZqxNm
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 24, 2022
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MS Dhoni's last few words during IPL 2021 trophy celebrations were 'JOB DONE'. And he's perfectly done the job for CSK over the years, a journey started in 2008 Finals as Runner Ups and finished in 2021 as 4 time IPL Champions.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 24, 2022
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CSK CEO said, "whatever decision MS Dhoni takes is in the best interest of CSK. There are some reasons probably why he wanted to do it today, we accept his decision". (To @Bhardwajmeha).
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 24, 2022
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