Ruturaj Gaikwad in press convention© BCCI/Sportzpics
Ruturaj Gaikwad is off to a wonderful begin because the captain of the Chennai Super Kings captian, main the franchise to three wins in 5 matches. Gaikwad, who was chosen as MS Dhoni’s successor, by the ‘Thala’ himself, hasn’t upset although he would himself admit that his type with the bat might’ve been higher. As CSK proceed to take steps nearer to playoffs qualification, Virender Sehwag gave an necessary piece of recommendation to Gaikwad, by way of the story of Dhoni profitable T20 World Cup 2007.
In a chat on Cricbuzz, Sehwag shared sure necessary captaincy insights, highlighting that when India gained the ICC World T20 in 2007, nobody anticipated Dhoni to guide the nationwide staff to the title.
“I had predicted this long back that he would be the captain of CSK because he had shown those signs and had the abilities. You can either look at a captain based on results or whether he has leadership abilities. And he has both. See, nobody expected MS Dhoni to win the T20 World Cup.
It’s only after Dhoni’s success in the shortest format that his reputation grew and India became contenders to win the 2011 ODI World Cup. Dhoni led the team to success in that event, as well as the following 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Similarly, Sehwag expects Gaikwad’s reputation to grow if CSK win the IPL this season.
“But after he gained, the expectations turned greater after which they began eager about making him the ODI captain as nicely. Same with Gaikwad, outcomes will present with time, however he has positively proven the indicators that he’s cool and calm and makes use of his bowlers nicely. He is the perfect participant to captain CSK proper now,” he said.
With the win CSK are placed 4th in the 10-team points table while KKR are second.
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