Exclusive | 'I feel Ruturaj Gaikwad needs...': Suresh Raina reveals why MS Dhoni should play in IPL 2025

Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Suresh Raina wants MS Dhoni to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 considering his batting in the last edition of the tournament. Dhoni who left the captaincy before the opener clash of IPL 2024 was played as a finisher in IPL 2024 where he scored 161 runs in 14 matches with a strike rate of 220.25 and his highest score was 37 not-out.  Raina who has already announced his retirement for IPL shares a very good bond with former CSK skipper MS Dhoni.

Ruturaj Gaikwad was appointed as the new captain for Chennai based franchise before IPL 2024 opener clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Raina who will now feature in the Legends League Cricket exclusively told Sports Tak that Gaikwad needs one more year to learn captaincy from MS Dhoni. 

"I want MS Dhoni to play in IPL 2025, considering how he batted last year. I feel Ruturaj Gaikwad needs one more year, the way he captained and a lot of things were said after the loss to RCB. However, Ruturaj has done a great job," Raina said.

 

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After CSK's defeat in IPL 2024 there were a lot of speculations that this will be the last IPL for MS Dhoni as a player but the former India captain has not announced anything yet.  Earlier this month at an event in Hyderabad, Dhoni said that he will take a call on his IPL career after the new rules and regulations are announced.
 

“There is a lot of time for it. We have to see what decision they take on player retention etc. Right now, the ball is not in our court. So, once the rules and regulations get formalised, I will take a call, but it needs to be in the best interest of the team,” said the wicketkeeper-batter.

 

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