While Lucknow is going to miss all-rounder Jason Holder again, CSK will be welcoming Moeen Ali for the first time in the tournament and he will be replacing Mitchell Santner.

With Jadeja getting ready to come to the middle for the toss, the Chennai fans would be witnessing the first season after MS Dhoni relinquishing CSK's captaincy.

Reacting to the change of baton, Sehwag said that Dhoni and Chennai will remain a connection and that Chennai was fortunate to have a leader like Dhoni.

Dhoni has retired in all forms of cricket in 2020 and he was captaining CSK following his retirement. As he has now handed over the captaincy of CSK, he is no longer the captain of any form of cricket. 

The announcement of transition was made on Thursday -March 24, two days ahead of the commencement of IPL 2022 where the CSK will be opening the season. 

With the new role, Jadeja makes history by becoming the third player to lead CSK after MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina, who led the team for a brief tenure.  

Raina, who is also known as Mr IPL, has recorded a first-of-its-kind event where he remained unsold throughout the auction.

Vignesh Shivan further wrote, "This humble man! Was too sweet! Too down to earth and very endearing making every second around him count. One of the major dreams came true."

Earlier this week, Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanath has said that CSK did not acquire Suresh Raina as he may not fit in the current team's composition.

Suresh Raina, who had a base price of Rs 2 crore, went unsold in an IPL auction for the first time in the history of the Indian Premier League.