Chennai. Chennai Super Kings tasted victory in the Indian Premier League after two consecutive defeats. Captain Rituraj Gaikwad led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to victory by playing a patient inning of 67 not out in 58 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). After winning the match, the captain said that due to the presence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and head coach Stephen Fleming in taking important decisions for the team, his job becomes easier.
Chennai achieved the target at the loss of three wickets in 17.4 overs after restricting KKR to 137 runs for nine wickets. “I don’t really need to tell anyone anything in this team,” Ruturaj said at the awards ceremony after winning the match by seven wickets with 14 balls remaining. Everyone is very excited, Mahi bhai (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) and (Stephen) Fleming are still there to take important decisions.
On this occasion, Ruturaj also got a little emotional remembering his first half-century innings in IPL. He said, “I remembered old things. Even when I scored my first half-century in IPL, Mahi Bhai was present with me to finish the match.
When mentioned about his slow batting in the match, he said, “Due to Ajinkya (Rahane)’s injury, the responsibility was on me and I did not want to put other players of the team in a difficult situation… I would not say that my start It is slow, sometimes in T20 you turn things around in one or two balls. Sometimes you need a little luck to get ahead. Experts will probably talk about my strike rate.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 9, 2024, 07:15 IST