Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (Media House): As the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) prepare for their upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against the Delhi Capitals (DC) at home, batting coach Michael Hussey shared insights regarding the injury status of team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Gaikwad sustained an injury to his unprotected elbow during the previous match against the Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati. This occurred when the 28-year-old faced a delivery from right-arm seamer Tushar Deshpande in the second over while pursuing a target of 183 runs.
During the pre-match press conference, Hussey mentioned that Gaikwad's elbow is currently sore, but he is showing signs of improvement each day.
“We’re optimistic that he [Gaikwad] will attempt to bat during today’s training. Although his elbow is still somewhat sore, it’s getting better daily. We are hopeful he will be ready for tomorrow,” Hussey stated, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
Additionally, the 49-year-old hinted that wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni could step in as captain for the match against the unbeaten Delhi Capitals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
“I haven’t given much thought to the captaincy situation. I’m sure Stephen Fleming [CSK head coach] and Rutu have discussed it. We have some young talent coming up, and he’s behind the stumps. Perhaps he can handle the role well. However, I’m not entirely certain,” the former IPL player added.
Squads:
Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Darshan Nalkande, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari.
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Jamie Overton, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Choudhary, Devon Conway, Shaik Rasheed, Sam Curran, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shreyas Gopal, Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi, Deepak Hooda.
