“Ruturaj Gaikwad Is CSK’s Today, India’s Tomorrow”: Aakash Chopra After CSK Batter Wins Orange Cap

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs within the Indian Premier League (IPL) closing on the Dubai International Stadium to clinch their fourth title on Friday. Faf du Plessis performed a match-winning knock of 86 off 59 deliveries to assist CSK submit a complete of 192 for 3 from their allotted 20 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who had a breakthrough season with the bat, bagged the Orange Cap after ending the match with 635 runs from 16 video games. The younger batter hit a century and scored runs at a median of 45.35. Impressed with Ruturaj’s numbers on this 12 months’s IPL, former India batter Aakash Chopra lavished reward on the CSK teenager and mentioned that he’s India’s future.

“Ruturaj Gaikwad is CSK’s today and India’s tomorrow. He has been my favourite player. This is the first time that the Orange Cap and Emerging player award went to the same player. He just topped everything,” Aakash Chopra mentioned in a video he uploaded on his YouTube channel.

Ruturaj performed a knock of 32 within the closing off 27 deliveries. He stitched a 61-run stand with Faf du Plessis, who hit a match-winning 86, to setup the platform for an enormous rating within the summit conflict in opposition to KKR.

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After the match, Ruturaj mentioned he was feeling ecstatic after successful the Orange Cap in addition to the IPL title.

“Feel on top of the moon to get the Orange Cap and have the winners trophy. Hard to describe in words, but amazing to win here after the season we had last year. I was part of the previous season where we didn’t qualify, coming here, everyone had the belief, thankfully it happened here and I’m really happy. I didn’t try to change (my game), when you’re performing well and confident of your shots with lesser risks, you get the rewards. Yes, sometimes you have to make sure you’re there till the end,” Gaikwad had mentioned on the post-match interview.