Rituraj Gaikwad replaced MS Dhoni as the skipper of Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL this season starting on Friday. 

The announcement came after Gaikwad attended the captains' meeting ahead of this year's competition in Chennai on Thursday. 

MS Dhoni was the captain of CSK since the inaugural season of IPL and he has won the title five times - the joint-most by any skipper alongside Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma. 

Gaikwad, who has played six ODIs and 19 T-20s for India, made his CSK debut in 2020 and has gone on to represent the five time IPL champions in 52 games. The right-handed opener had a memorable run last year, aggregating 590 runs in 16 games at an impressive strike rate of 147.50.

Dhoni has led CSK to five IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. Dhoni has also led CSK to two CLT20 titles in 2010 and 2014. With this, he is not only the most successful captain in franchise cricket as well, but cricket in general. CSK will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2024 in Chennai on Friday.