Former Indian opener turned commentator Aakash Chopra feels that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are not in the mood of grooming their future captain as of now. However, MS Dhoni leads CSK and he is one of the most successful IPL captains too with four titles. However, there is a debate as to who will lead the team after Dhoni.

However, speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Aakash Chopra said: “There is room to groom. But the question is how you will do it? When a season starts it is easy to put “VC” against the name of anyone. However, you need to see whether they can really give valuable inputs and insights. The likes of Jadeja and Moeen can definitely be a part of the decision-making group, but when MS Dhoni is available, the buck stops there. Ravindra Jadeja might be the obvious choice since he was retained for more money than Dhoni. But will we see flashes of grooming? I don’t think so.”

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On the other hand, cricket expert Wasim Jaffer has also given his opinion on this matter. Jaffer believes that in the T20s, MS Dhoni will be occupied with decision-making and he won’t be able to focus on grooming the next captain as well.

He said: “I don’t think so (whether CSK are thinking about future captain). You generally plan for a particular season and T20 is such a fast game that there is no time to think about these things. There are a number of youngsters who will spend time with Dhoni but in the end they will captain the team in their own way like we saw in the case of Kohli. If Dhoni isn’t there, maybe Dwayne Bravo is a good captaincy choice as he has won the CPL as a captain. Even the likes of Jadeja and Moeen are available so they have a lot of options. Whenever they feel the time is right, they will straightaway appoint someone.”

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The Chennai Super Kings will open their campaign in the first game of the season against the Kolkata Knight Riders on March 26 as well.