CSK did not have a great start to the current IPL campaign. They started the season with a losing streak and eventually just won two out of the first-eight matches.
The reigning champions of the IPL are in ninth place at present. They are still not totally out of the playoffs’ race but need to keep winning to have a chance of finishing in the top four. Further, it seemed that MS Dhoni was calling the shots as it is, with Jadeja being the captain’s face.
With that being said, the injuries to certain key players didn’t help their cause as well. This added pressure onto Jadeja’s shoulders, whose individual performances declined as well.
Jadeja had a tough time filling the boots of Dhoni
Captaincy is not for everyone. You may be the best all-rounder in the longest format of the game, Test Cricket. Yet, you may not be a great captain. That is something that Sir Ravindra Jadeja has found out the hard way in the IPL 2022 season so far.
It is now confirmed that Sir Jadeja has stepped down from the captain’s role at CSK. He has handed over the captaincy back to MS Dhoni now, with the team looking to qualify for the playoffs.
There had been talks of Ravindra Jadeja becoming a contender for the captaincy of the Indian team as well. However, this would surely disrupt any sort of momentum that he would have been building.
Fans were shocked by this decision and took to Social Media to express their opinions-
The return of Dhoni as captain might cheer fans but it is Jadeja who is the more critical person here. If he found it a burden and if it releases him, this might be good news. But I hope he doesn't feel a sense of failure because that could affect him for a while.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 30, 2022
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#Dhoni back as captain! Panic in CSK?
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 30, 2022
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MS Dhoni be like pic.twitter.com/AbGcKcVCBV
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 30, 2022
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Welcome back Captain @MSDhoni 💛 pic.twitter.com/6ykZ9O136S
— Dhoni Army TN™🦁 (@DhoniArmyTN) April 30, 2022
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The feeling we're all going to experience seeing Dhoni lead CSK again might seem like deja vu, but it's in fact Jadeja vu 😛 #CSK𓃬 #IPL2022
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 30, 2022
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CSK CEO (in NDTV) said "The decision (MS Dhoni again as captain) has been taken by the team management – it will be a smooth process".
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 30, 2022
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WE WILL SEE & GET TO HEAR MS DHONI AT TOSS AND POST MATCH PRESENTATIONS AGAIN 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
— ` (@FourOverthrows) April 30, 2022
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Kohli scoring a fifty.
Dhoni is back as the CSK captain.
RCB losing.IPL is back 🙂
Advertisement— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) April 30, 2022
Our Captain Forever MS Dhoni 🛐 pic.twitter.com/mdn6M93ZMG
Advertisement— :/ (@MSDhoniwarriors) April 30, 2022
IPL TRP was doing down , so CSK had to bring back MS Dhoni as a captain to compensate for the same . This is the impact of MS Dhoni 🔥🔥
Advertisement— ` (@FourOverthrows) April 30, 2022
