“Be ready, it shuldn’t be a surprise to you.” These have been MS Dhoni‘s phrases to Ruturaj Gaikwad last year within the Indian Premier League (IPL) relating to captaincy. Yes, Dhoni had hinted the latter about a doable captaincy change last season itself and it occurred on the eve of the opening recreation of IPL 2024 between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Ever since coming into the camp, the person was making Ruturaj prepared for the job as he additionally concerned the teen in match simulations throughout apply.
“Last year itself, Mahi bhai had hinted about captaincy at some point of time. He just hinted that, ‘be ready, it shouldn’t be a surprise to you’. When we came into the camp, he involved me in some of the match simulation,” Gaikwad informed IPLT20.com. Interestingly, MS Dhoni had posted one thing about being excited for a ‘new function’ round per week or 10 in the past on social media however the basic sentiment round that was it might’ve been for a promotional marketing campaign.
Pointing to the identical, Ruturaj Gaikwad additionally revealed that many individuals requested him about the captaincy change. “I remember him posting about a new role on social media and everybody was pointing towards me and asking me, ‘are you the next captain?’. I was like, ‘maybe it meant something else for social media’. But back of the mind, it was there. He came and said, ‘I’ve decided this and this’, but definitely now that I’m here, I’m looking forward to this,” the 27-year-old added.
With all of the stress of filling in Dhoni’s sneakers, Ruturaj Gaikwad is wanting ahead to doing the job for his franchise having eased into the arrange since being picked in 2019. He did not play in his first season and had a horrible begin in 2020 scoring three geese. But on the fag finish of the version, he scored three consecutive half-centuries and that was the beginning of a particular journey. He adopted it up with a 635-run season in IPL 2021 profitable the orange cap. “It feels nice for 2 causes (of recent function). To be a part of this glorious franchise proper from when my IPL journey began after which to be trusted by MS Dhoni for a management function speaks quite a bit. The problem lies forward and I’m wanting ahead to it.
“I’ve got to know how the franchise works throughout the year, got to know their mantra, the reasons behind their success, what kind of things the franchise goes through, what Mahi bhai or the support staff do. I wouldn’t like to change a single bit of it. He’s a great backbone to have on the field. I also have Ajju [Ajinkya Rahane] bhai and Jaddu bhai as well, a lot of options to look around. I don’t think I’ll need to change anything. Just give the kind of freedom the players want and everything will be fine,” Ruturaj additional stated.
