Question: Who has been named as the captain of Gujarat Lions which is set to debut in the ninth edition?
(a) M.S Dhoni
(b) Ravindra Jadeja
(c) Suresh Raina
(d) Steve Smith
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- Suresh Raina, former Chennai Super Kings player, will lead the Gujarat Lions – the Rajkot Franchise which is set to debut in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
- Former Australian all-rounder Brad Hodge will be the head coach.
- On 2 February 2016 Owner Keshav Bansal, also the director of Mobile phone manufacturers Intex Technologies announced while revealing the logo and name of the Rajkot-based team at a function in new Delhi.
- Raina in the last eight editions played for Chennai Super Kings under captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
- But Chennai Super King was suspended for two years by the Lodha committee in the fallout of the spot-fixing controversy.
- Earlier in January 2016, Dhoni already has been announced as the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants, the Sanjeev Goenka-owned franchise.
- The ninth edition of IPL will held from April 9 to May 29, 2016 in various cities of India.
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