Ruturaj gaikwad: Chennai Super Kings are going to face Kolkata Knight Riders in the 25th match of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League. There will be a fight between the two teams at the MA Chidambaram Cricket Stadium. But before that bad news has come out for CSK and his fans. On Thursday, Head Coach Stephen Fleming informed Captain Rituraj Gaikwad about being out of IPL 2025 (IPL 2025).

Rituraj Gaikwad's chopped leaf

On March 30, the 11th match of IPL 2025 was played in Guwahati, which clashed between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. During this match, Rituraj Gaikwad suffered an injury to his hand. Despite this, he continued to play for the team with pain. However, now he has been out of the entire season due to increased injury. CSK coach Stephen Fleming has given this information to the fans itself.

Because of this Rituraj Gaikwad out of IPL 2025

In a press conference held on Thursday, Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming informed Rituraj Gaikwad about being out of IPL 2025, saying that he will not be able to be available for the upcoming matches due to injury. They told,

“He was hurt in Guwahati. He was in a lot of pain. We got X-rays done. After this, we got MRI done, in which fracture in the radial neck in his elbow was detected. So we are disappointed and unhappy for him. We appreciate their efforts to play, but unfortunately he will be out of the tournament. We have now a unaccounted player, MS Dhoni, who is a unaccounted player, MS Dhoni, who is now out of the tournament. Will play the role of captain in matches. ”

This is said on MS Dhoni's captain

Stephen Fleming said that MS Dhoni captains Chennai Super Kings, he said that he showed interest in captaining in the absence of Rituraj Gaikwad. The head coach revealed that,

"Dhoni came forward and showed no hesitation in taking us out of this situation. So there was never any doubt. We will consider the replacement. We have some good players in the team who have been with us for some time, so we will see ourselves first. But yes, this is the opportunity to see how we can make the team better in the next years."