Suresh Raina decided to make Ben Stokes the next captain of CSK after Dhoni. Cricket

Chennai Super Kings is on the lookout for a replacement for MS Dhoni as captain. He went in with Ravindra Jadeja ahead of the start of the 2022 season, but with CSK off to a poor start, Dhoni had to take charge again. However, the four-time IPL winner bought England all-rounder Ben Stokes for Rs 16.25 crore in the mini-auction held in Kochi on Friday, a move that left fans wondering if he is the rightful heir to the throne.

After an intense bidding war with Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, CSK, who had earlier missed out on the inclusion of Sam Curran and Jason Holder, found themselves third time lucky when they roped in Stokes. took over, thereby becoming the England Test captain. Third costliest player in 2023 IPL auction.

talking to cricket nextFormer CSK star, Suresh Raina said that Dhoni would certainly groom Stokes as a future captain, hinting that the latter could play the role in the 2024 season.

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“Definitely, MS will groom Stokes. He is a world champion and did really well for the team in the T20 World Cup. He also led his team to win the Test series in Pakistan. So, he In a good frame of mind.” Also, his cricketing mind will be of great use to the youngsters in the Chennai camp. The Chennai crowd is going to love him. I hope he enjoys and does a lot of ‘whistle podu’ for CSK,” he added.

It will also be the first time since IPL 2017 that Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane and Stokes will be in the same dressing room where they played for Rising Pune Supergiants.

“Both Ben Stokes and Ajinkya Rahane have shared the dressing room with Dhoni bhai for the Pune franchise. It’s a very, very good pick. Also, Mumbai Indians are getting Sam Curran and Cameron Green; if any in MI camp Kieron could replace Pollard, Raina told News18 CricketNext, “It has to be green. And when this Mumbai Indians team plays at their home ground, there are going to be fireworks all around.”