Adam Zampa And Ruturaj Gaikwad
IPL 2024 is starting from 22nd March. The first match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and RCB. But even before IPL 2024, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has left the captaincy of CSK. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been made captain in his place. It is under the captaincy of Gaikwad that the Indian team has won the title of Asian Games 2023.
Ruturaj became the captain of CSK
Even before IPL 2024, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has left the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been made the captain of the team in his place. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings has won the IPL trophy five times. But now a golden era has come to an end.
Jitesh Sharma becomes vice-captain of Punjab Kings
Shikhar Dhawan did not come for the photo shoot on behalf of Punjab Kings, Jitesh Sharma appeared in his place. It was told that Jitesh Sharma is the new vice-captain of the team, hence he is participating in the photo shoot, although Shikhar Dhawan will continue to fulfill the responsibility of captain. In this way Jitesh Sharma has been promoted. Earlier last year, Sam Curran was the vice-captain of Punjab Kings.
Dhoni, Rohit and Kohli, all three are not captains.
Just before IPL 2024, MS Dhoni left the captaincy of CSK. With this, this will be the first time after 10 years that MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be the captains in any season of IPL. There has never been a time in the last 10 years when none of these three were captaining. At least one of these three players was definitely captaining his team.
Adam Zampa will not play in IPL 2024
Australian team spinner Adam Zampa has refused to participate in IPL 2024. He plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL. He was retained by Rajasthan team for Rs 1.5 crore. His schedule has been quite busy in recent times with the ODI World Cup and BBL played in India as well as Australia’s white ball series against India, West Indies and New Zealand. Due to which now he wanted to spend time with his family. Recently he has also become a father.
3 names are ahead in the race to become a selector
At present the West Zone is represented by two persons, Salil Ankola and Chairman Ajit Agarkar. Ankola is likely to be dropped to make way for a selector from the northern region, which is not represented in the panel following the resignation of Chetan Sharma. Former Punjab cricketer Mohan, who is part of the junior selection panel since September 2021, is among the candidates who have applied for the job. Former Indian wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra has also presented his claim. The last date for applications was January 25 but with the IPL starting on Friday, the board still has enough time to fill the vacancy.
Ruturaj Gaikwad said that there are experienced players in the team
Ruturaj Gaikwad said that it is a big responsibility but I am really excited with the kind of team we have. Everyone is quite experienced, so there is not much for me to do. Apart from this, I also have Mahi (Dhoni) bhai in my team, Jaddu (Jadeja) bhai, Ajju (Rahane) bhai also, who have been great captains to guide me. No worries, just hope you enjoy it.
Stephen Fleming said that Dhoni is fit
CSK coach Stephen Pleming said that Dhoni is expected to play the entire season. He looks much better fit this season than last season and I hope he will perform better this time. It’s good to see him in pre-season. Last season he was troubled a lot because of his knee, but this time looking at him it seems that he is completely fit.
South African player Keshav Maharaj visited Ramlala
Keshav Maharaj is in the camp of Lucknow Super Giants team in IPL 2024. Earlier, he was a part of Durban Super Giants, the same team of Lucknow Super Giants in the South Africa T20 League. Keeping his performance in mind, LSG has decided to keep him with their team. Keshav Maharaj, after having darshan of Ramlala, posted the photo on Instagram and wrote, “Jai Shri Ram, blessings to all”.
Dhoni is the only captain to win more than 100 matches
Chennai Super Kings won the IPL 2023 title by defeating Gujarat Titans. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the first player in the 16-year history of IPL to have won the trophy in his last match as captain. No one has been able to do this before him. Dhoni is the only player to win more than 100 matches in IPL.
The pair of Trisa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand registered victory
Indian women’s doubles pair of Trisa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated compatriots Priya Konzenbaum and Shruti Mishra in straight games to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament. The pair of Trisa and Gayatri did not have to make any efforts to win. They defeated Priya and Shruti 21-10, 21-12 in 36 minutes. Trisa and Gayatri will face Australia’s Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu in the next round.
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