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“I never felt under pressure because I had Mahi bhai with me,” Ruturaj Gaikwad said on his first day as the captain of CSK

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) began their travel beneath Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy on an important note as they crushed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by six wickets with eight balls to save in the, to begin with, coordination of Indian Head Alliance (IPL) 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk on Friday, Walk 22.

The legendary MS Dhoni passed the leadership mallet to Gaikwad on the eve of the coordinates. The 27-year-old, who captained a second-string Indian side to gold at the Asian Diversions final year, didn’t show any signs of nerves on the field and took the offer of assistance from the notorious wicketkeeper-batter at whatever point was fundamental.

Speaking after the match, Gaikwad said that he didn’t feel any weight from captaining the five-time champions. “I have always delighted in it. I haven’t felt the extra weight, right from the state side. Not a single time did I feel constrained by anything. I had Mahi Bhai with me,” Ruturaj said amid the post-match introduction ceremony. Faf du Plessis got his group off to a flier after winning the toss and electing to bat to begin with. Be that as it may, Bengaluru slipped from 41/0 to 42/3 in fast time. Virat Kohli battled to discover his stream and withdrew for 21 off 20 balls as RCB were battling at 77/4 in the 12th over.

To make things more awful, Cameron Green was too rejected in the same over as the guests had misplaced half their side for 78 runs. Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat forged a solid comeback as they included 95 runs off 50 balls to take Bengaluru to a score of 173/6 in their 20 overs.

In any case, the previous figured that they were a few runs short in a mid-innings meet with the broadcaster. Mustafizur was the star of the show, appearing with the ball as he stowed a four-for. In answer, Rachin Ravindra went all weapons blasting interior the powerplay and amassed 37 runs off fair 15 balls time recently getting out. Gaikwad hit three boundaries but was rejected by Yash Dayal for a run-a-ball 15. Ajinkya Rahane and Daryl Mitchell made little but vital commitments some time ago. Recently, an unbeaten 66-run association between Affect Player Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja took the protecting champions to victory. Gaikwad stated that his group was in control of most parts of the coordinates.

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In any case, he felt that if the top-order hitters had batted longer, the chase would have been easier. “Total control right from the start. 2-3 overs here and there, but once the spinners came on, we were in control. 10-15 runs less would have been incredible, but they came back well. There are lots of positives, but there are two or three things to work on. In the batting, everybody chipped in. If we had a few hitters from the top-order batting through, the chase would have been simpler,” he stated. Overall, it was a noteworthy debut for Gaikwad as the CSK captain. His bowling changes were on point, and he looked proactive in the centre. His other test is on Tuesday, Walk 26 as the Super Rulers take on the Gujarat Titans at home in a rehash of the final year.

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