Ruturaj Gaikwad’s future with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) remains a concern for many cricket fans on social media. However, Ruturaj is all set to stay as the team’s captain, according to a recent claim strongly made by a journalist ahead of the IPL 2027 season.
IPL 2026 was another disappointing season for the five-time IPL-winning side, finishing 8th in the ten-team league. During the campaign, Gaikwad’s performance as captain and as the team's opener was under the scanner, as in both cases he failed to meet expectations.
Leading a team like the Chennai Super Kings, one of the most successful teams in the league's history, is itself a pressure task for Ruturaj Gaikwad. Additionally, he had to often sustain comparisons with the former skipper MS Dhoni.
CSK’s last trophy-winning moment was in the IPL 2023 season. Since then, the franchise has been in search of the seventh title.
In the presence of Sanju Samson, who was the captain of the Rajasthan Royals for multiple seasons, he was immediately positioned as a potential contender to replace Ruturaj Gaikwad as soon as the keeper-batter joined the team ahead of the IPL 2026 through a mega trade deal.
Sanju Samson or Hardik Pandya potent candidates to become next CSK captain?
There were rumours that Sanju Samson could replace Ruturaj as the captain, which did not happen and will not happen either ahead of the IPL 2027 campaign, as claimed by the RevSportz journalist Rohit Juglan.
Rohit, mentioning one of his previous ‘X’ posts, again claims that the Chennai Super Kings have no intention to sack Ruturaj Gaikwad from the leadership role, as the officials still have immense trust in him.
It is now widely speculated that CSK is pushing itself to confirm Hardik Pandya in the line-up. It will be another mega deal if the Chennai-based franchise is able to convince the Mumbai Indians to release Pandya.
As Hardik Pandya could move to Chennai from Mumbai, cricket fans have already started to consider Pandya as a potential threat to Gaikwad’s role in the franchise. If Hardik joins the team, with Sanju Samson as the keeper, will Ruturaj remain as the captain of the team in the IPL 2027 season?
Ruturaj Gaikwad to remain as CSK captain
Mentioning his previous social media post, where he said “no decisions as of now around CSK changing Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain”, which he shared on June 1, 2026, he said the same on July 30, 2026.
If Rohit’s claims are to be believed, then Ruturaj is all set to stay as the captain of the Chennai Super Kings for another season.
“As of July 29–30, whether Hardik Pandya comes or not, regardless of Sanju Samson's situation or how well he performs before the next IPL, or whoever else joins. CSK's decision is clear for now: Ruturaj will remain the captain. I said it yesterday, and I'm saying it again today: there is no discussion about changing Ruturaj Gaikwad as CSK's captain,” Rohit said in his recent YouTube video.
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