The former Indian skipper, who had recently stepped down from captaincy in the limited-overs format before the start of the England series, will now play only as the wicketkeeper-batsman.
In a shocking move just a day ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 player auction, which is scheduled to take place in Bengaluru on Monday, MS Dhoni has been removed from captaincy of Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) for the 2017 edition of the tournament. The former Indian skipper, who had recently stepped down from captaincy in the limited-overs format before the start of the England series, will now play only as the wicketkeeper-batsman. This decision means Dhoni will not be seen captaining any team henceforth.
Although the Dhoni-led team started well with a win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match, the team failed to maintain the consistency and went on to lose 9 of their next 13 games. The side was severely hit by injuries, with the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Faf du Plessis and Steven Smith all leaving the tournament midway due to injuries.
MS Dhoni removed as RPSG's captain, Last Year they lost matches, this year they'll lose their fans too?
— Virender Sehwag (@VirenderSehweg) February 19, 2017
Dhoni has captained an IPL side in all the nine editions so far. He led CSK in first eight editions and RPS in IPL 9. CSK won two IPL titles and the Champions League T20 once under him.
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