MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad© AFP
The large information for Chennai Tremendous Kings forward of the IPL 2024 season was the choice to interchange MS Dhoni with Ruturaj Gaikwad because the captain. Dhoni ended his lengthy tenure because the CSK captain and put his help behind Ruturaj as the brand new chief of the facet. Whereas the transfer to nominate Hardik Pandya instead of Rohit Sharma because the Mumbai Indians captain was not accepted nicely by the fanbase, the CSK followers had been proud of Ruturaj with Dhoni backing him. CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan opened up concerning the choice course of and praised Ruturaj for main the facet nicely and likewise the sleek transition.
“The discussions we had with the workforce administration from earlier than a few years when Ruturaj got here into the CSK and began performing nicely, we felt that he will likely be a sensible choice to captain the facet. Each Flem (Fleming) and MS (Dhoni) had lengthy discussions with him, they’d plans to make him as a future captain,” Viswanathan advised CSK in a YouTube video.
“His performances and likewise the way in which he approached the sport, and his ideas at any time when he spoke with MS in addition to Fleming… each of them felt that he’ll be a superb captain at CSK. And we weren’t upset. He led the facet comfortably. The seniors additionally helped him. It has not affected his efficiency with the bat. He has continued to be a really constant performer.”
“The stress of captaincy has not affected him. We sit up for his contribution to CSK sooner or later. The stress is just too excessive as a result of he is following the footsteps of MS Dhoni. No person can match him, however MS had the boldness that Rutu (Gaikwad) has it in him to do an excellent job. The acceptance from the gang actually helped him for positive, that’s for positive. As a result of if there’s stress from the gang, you possibly can think about what occurred to different captains,” he added.
Viswanathan additionally identified that the transition was helped by the truth that the administration prefers to not intervene with cricketing issues on the subject of CSK.
“I feel CSK followers accepted what MS Dhoni had given to Ruturaj as captain as a result of he (Dhoni) had chosen him. The workforce administration selected him because the captain. And all of you already know, by no means has the administration of CSK interfered with the cricketing issues. So, that helped Rutu additionally, as a result of he was very clear that the directions have come from workforce administration. He had the duty to ship. I am assured he’ll do very nicely sooner or later years additionally,” the CSK CEO concluded.
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