“I Was Shocked”: CSK Star On Captaincy Change From MS Dhoni, Says This About Ruturaj Gaikwad

The sudden captaincy change of Chennai Super Kings from MS Dhoni to Ruturaj Gaikwad has been grabbing the headline. From the time IPL began, MS Dhoni has been a continuing for CSK as captain. Ravindra Jadeja was made the skipper however he relinquished the captaincy after eight video games. Now, it appears Ruturaj Gaikwad’s appointment as CSK skipper is for the long run. Last season, after CSK  gained their fifth IPL, MS Dhoni hinted he would possibly shift to a extra mentorship function.

Talking concerning the change, CSK star Shivam Dube stated he was taken without warning.

“I found out two days ago and I was shocked. I think he’s handed it to the perfect person. Ruturaj is quite like Dhoni, very cool and calm,” Dube stated on Jio Cinema.

“It’s really fun because I have played under him before. I know what kind of a captain he is, how he behaves, and what he expects from me.”

India all-rounder Shivam Dube stated he relishes ending the crunch video games — an artwork he learnt by following his legendary CSK colleague MS Dhoni. Dube performed an important 34-run cameo and in addition shared an unbeaten 66-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja (25 not out) to steer defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a six-wicket win over towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Friday.

“It was amazing. Finishing the game for Chennai is always something that amazes me. That’s what I have learnt from Mahi bhai, and I try to do it every game,” Dube advised IPLT20.com “It feels very good when you finish the game like this, especially during the first game of the season. So, it always feels special.” Chasing a goal of 174, CSK had been off to a assured begin with debutant Rachin Ravindra (37) being the principle aggressor. He was additionally the highest scorer for the aspect.

The proficient New Zealander praised his skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad for dealing with the robust chase effectively.

“It was nice to have a partnership with Rutu. Obviously, he’s done this for a long period for Chennai,” he advised Dube within the IPL video.

“The calming presence that he had and also building the partnership with Jinx (Ajinkya Rahane) was pretty cool in front of the full house. The wicket was beautiful, so it made life a lot easier.” Ravindra was additionally amazed by the capability Chepauk crowd cheering on the high of its voice for CSK.

“It was crazy; the crowd was incredible, one of the loudest I have ever experienced. It was unbelievable. Hopefully, we have more wins here to get the crowd going,” he concluded.

CSK play their subsequent recreation towards final season’s runner-up, Gujarat Titans, right here on Tuesday.

With PTI inputs