Chennai Super Kings (CSK) veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the oldest captain in IPL history. Dhoni will take over the reins of CSK in the remaining season of IPL 2025, replacing Rituraj Gaikwad. Gaikwad is out due to injury. The match is being played between CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday. Dhoni is captaining in this match.

KKR won the toss

KKR won the toss and decided to bowl first against CSK. KKR has made one change in the playing 11 for the match and Moeen Ali has returned in place of Spencer Johnson. CSK has made two changes for this match. Rahul Tripathi has got a chance in place of Gaikwad and Anshul Kamboj has got a chance in place of Mukesh Chaudhary.

A warm welcome from the audience

Dhoni came for the toss after 683 days as captain. As soon as Dhoni came down for the toss, the audience at Chepauk welcomed him warmly. Ravi Shastri, standing as a commentator, told Dhoni that today we finally got a chance to talk to you. In this way, Dhoni became the oldest captain in IPL history to captain at the age of 43 years 278 days.

Dhoni's record in IPL as captain

Dhoni's record as captain in IPL is excellent. CSK has won the title five times under his leadership. Dhoni had captained 226 matches in the IPL before this match, out of which the team has won 133 matches, while losing 91 matches. Dhoni's win percentage as captain in IPL is 59.3. Dhoni left the captaincy of CSK just before the last season, after which Rituraj was made the captain.

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