CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and teammate MS Dhoni (proper) enter the sphere through the IPL Twenty20 cricket match against RCB on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22, 2024.
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The legendary Sunil Gavaskar is mighty impressed with Chennai Super Kings’ new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and lauded him for the best way he maneuvered his bowlers through the IPL opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru right here.
Handed the management function simply forward of the IPL, Gaikwad has massive sneakers to fill and he made an impressive begin beneath the tutelage of talisman MS Dhoni, guiding CSK to a six-wicket win over RCB on Friday night time.
“Absolutely! Your debut as a captain becomes very important. You want to begin your captaincy career well with a win and that’s exactly what happened. What was impressive was his bowling changes,” the previous India skipper advised Star sports activities.
“Because when you saw the way he kept on changing Mustafizur; the way he used Mustafizur was absolutely terrific. He kept swapping Deepak Chahar, keeping faith in Tushar Deshpande for that final over.
“I feel seeing that Tushar Deshpande had been taken for 25, there was a chance to make use of one other bowler, however he nonetheless caught to Tushar Deshpande, and Deshpande responded with a superb ultimate over. So, sure, I feel the captaincy was most impressive.”
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman produced a superb show, returning with his best IPL figures of 4/29 to rattle RCB’s top-order before they managed 173/6.
Gavaskar also feels the presence of Dhoni made a big difference.
“And we see over right here, he has, in fact, MS Dhoni round him, to information him, inform him and provides him the encouragement. Sometimes, that little nod from any individual as skilled and as achieved as MSD, makes an enormous distinction,” he said.
Gavaskar feels RCB kept bowling the short ball far too many times even though it wasn’t working.
“Yes, attempt the brief ball by all means, however when it wasn’t working … it seemed like that is all they have been seeking to do. You had any individual like a Dagar, who had bowled 2 overs for six six runs. I understand how the left-hand spinner will be picked for six, however you bought to take an opportunity,” he said.
“All that they did, Joseph, Green, Siraj, everyone go in brief. What was occurring was that if you aren’t getting the bouncer proper, you will give it a large, which suggests you are giving an additional run, you will bowl an additional supply.
“So, your bouncer has to be very accurate, and it wasn’t. That one-dimensional tactic was really disappointing.”
