Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar talked about the new Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad about his qualities as a captain after the win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). After taking over the captaincy from MS Dhoni, Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings started their 2024 campaign with a win. They defeated RCB by six wickets in the first match of IPL in Chepauk on 22 March.
The changes Gaikwad made in bowling and the way he showed confidence in his players made him look quite impressive as a captain. He supported Tushar Deshpande in the death overs, despite the bowler proving very expensive in his first spell. Gavaskar has enumerated three specialties of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy.
Sunil Gavaskar told Specialty of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy
Sunil Gavaskar said on Star Sports show, “Absolutely! As a captain, your debut becomes very important. You want to make a good start to your captaincy career with a win and that is what happened. What was impressive was the variation in his bowling. Look how they used Mustafizur. The way he used Mustafizur was absolutely amazing.
He kept rotating Deepak Chahar and relied on Tushar Deshpande for the final over. I think given that Tushar Deshpande had conceded 25 runs in an over, he had the opportunity to use another bowler, but he still showed confidence in Tushar Deshpande, and Deshpande did that with a brilliant final over. responded to.”
He further added, “So, yes, I think the captaincy was the most impressive. And we see here, of course, he has MS Dhoni around him, who guides him, tells him and encourages him. Sometimes, even a small gesture from an experienced and accomplished person like MSD makes a big difference.”