‘I used to be shocked..’: Shivam Dube on MS Dhoni giving captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad | Cricket Information

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'I was shocked..': Shivam Dube on MS Dhoni giving captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh speedster Mustafizur Rahman claimed 4 wickets because the reigning champions Chennai Tremendous Kings kicked off their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 marketing campaign on a excessive observe. The five-time titleholders secured a six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
This triumph marked the maiden win for CSK‘s newly appointed captain Ruturaj Gaikwad who was entrusted with the numerous position by the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni only a day previous to the opening match of the season.
Following the sport, Shivam Dube, who contributed an unbeaten 34 off 28 balls to CSK’s victory, shared his ideas on taking part in underneath the management of the brand new CSK captain, Gaikwad.
“I came upon two days in the past and I used to be shocked. I feel he’s handed it to the right individual. Ruturaj is sort of like Dhoni, very cool and calm,” Dube mentioned.
It’s actually enjoyable as a result of I’ve performed underneath him earlier than. I do know what sort of a captain he’s, how he behaves, and what he expects from me,” Dube informed JioCinema.
Newly-appointed skipper Gaikwad mentioned he didn’t really feel any strain whereas main the workforce.
“I’ve at all times loved it (captaincy), by no means felt it as a further strain. I had expertise on how one can deal with it, by no means felt any strain, and clearly had Mahi (MS Dhoni) bhai as properly. I feel everybody in our squad is a pure stroke participant, I feel even Jinks (Ajinkya Rahane) is taking part in actually positively. Everybody is aware of their roles and which bowlers to tackle. Function readability actually helps. Two-three issues to work on, everybody batted properly however I feel if somebody from the highest 3 batted until the fifteenth over it might’ve been even simpler,” Gaikwad mentioned in a post-match presentation.