'Would have loved to take this team out of this situation, but...': CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad breaks silence after getting ruled out of IPL 2025, Watch Video

Chennai Super Kings captain Rututaj Gaikwad got injured ahead of their home game against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The right-handed batter has fractured his elbow and will now miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

After being ruled out of IPL 2025, Ruturaj Gaikwad broke his silence by sending a message to the fans.

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"Hello everyone, Ruturaj this side. Really gutted to be missing future part of the IPL due to an unfortunate elbow injury. But, thank you for your support until now. Yes, we have been struggling a while, you know now that a young wicketkeeper leading the team, hopefully, things will change. I am gonna be there with the team, really support them," Ruturaj said.

"Definitely would have loved to take this team out of this situation, but you know some things are not controllable. As I said, definitely looking forward to support the team from the dug-out and hopefully, we have a great season ahead. Thank you."

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Ruturaj has been replaced by MS Dhoni. Dhoni is arguably the best captain to lead a side. Under his captaincy, CSK won five IPL titles, which is the joint most by a team. Dhoni stepped down from the captaincy ahead of IPL 2025 and he last captained CSK in the IPL 2023 final against the Gujarat Titans, which CSK won. It was Dhoni's last game as the captain.

CSK has had a forgetful outing in IPL 2025 so far. The five-time champions played five matches so far, and they managed to win just one clash. CSK are currently ninth on the points table tally.