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IPL 2024: “Not Looking To Fill Mahi Bhai’s Shoes..” – Ruturaj Gaikwad Made A Big Statement On Captaincy

Unnati MadanBy Unnati Madan22/03/2024Updated:22/03/2024No Comments2 Mins Read
IPL 2024: "Not Looking To Fill Mahi Bhai's Shoes.." - Ruturaj Gaikwad Made A Big Statement On Captaincy
IPL 2024: "Not Looking To Fill Mahi Bhai's Shoes.." - Ruturaj Gaikwad Made A Big Statement On Captaincy

MS Dhoni officially passed on the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad just before the IPL 2024 started. But Gaikwad shared that Dhoni had hinted about this during the previous season. Gaikwad, leading CSK for the first time in the opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, said he found out about the decision last week, although Dhoni had hinted at it a year ago.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis get the IPL started, Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2024, Chennai, March 22, 2024

Ruturaj Gaikwad Made A Big Statement On Captaincy

Meanwhile, after Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to bat first, Ravi Shastri asked Ruturaj Gaikwad about his feelings about filling in the big shoes of MS Dhoni. Responding to this, CSK’s new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said:

“Feel privileged at leading CSK. But I’m not looking to fill Mahi bhai’s shoes. I’m going to try and bring my own shoes. I got to know last week, but Mahi bhai hinted at it last year.”

As far as the team composition is concerned, Gaikwad added, “Everyone is experienced here, sadly we are missing Devon Conway and Matheesha Pathirana. We’ve got Rachin and Mitchell coming in though this year so they should fit in well. Looks like a good pitch, a hard surface that should hold up well for the second innings.”

CSK’s Playing XI:

Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande.

Impact players: Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Moeen Ali, Shardul Thakur, and Shivam Dube

RCB’s Playing XI:

Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lamror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma.

Impact players: Yash Dayal, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, and Swapnil Singh

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Unnati is a passionate cricket writer with a deep love and understanding of the game. As a female cricket writer, she brings a unique perspective to the sport, having had to overcome various challenges to pursue her passion for cricket. She has an experience of more than 5 years in the field of cricket writing.

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