New Chennai Tremendous Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad on Thursday shared his first response on changing Mahendra Singh Dhoni on the franchise’s helm.
“Feels good. It’s a privilege clearly. I really feel greater than that, it’s an enormous accountability however I’m actually excited due to the type of group we’ve. Everybody’s skilled sufficient so not a lot of a factor for me to do. Plus I’ve Mahi bhai within the crew, Jaddu bhai as effectively. Ajju bhai as effectively, who has been a fantastic captain so not a lot to fret, simply wanting ahead to get pleasure from,” Gaikwad stated in a video shared by CSK.
Earlier on Thursday, Dhoni stepped down because the captain of Chennai Tremendous Kings with Gaikwad named the brand new skipper forward of the brand new IPL season starting on Friday. Dhoni, who led CSK to 5 IPL titles, will proceed to be obtainable as a participant for the season and barring any final minute damage scares will hold wickets in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.
“Feels Good! It is a privilege!” – Captain Rutu 🗣️🦁 #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/HPyWuEajIg
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Although the transfer to alter captain on the eve of the season might come as a shock, behind the scenes, the Tremendous Kings have been grooming Gaikwad for the function. In 2022, days earlier than the brand new season in Maharashtra, Dhoni had handed over the reins to Ravindra Jadeja. However the transfer backfired with Jadeja stepping down as captain mid-way via the season and Dhoni taking cost once more.
And forward of the 2023 IPL, CSK received on board Ben Stokes as captaincy choice, however with the all-rounder fighting health points, they’d turned their eyes on Gaikwad. Although the 27-year-old isn’t an everyday member of the India set-up, the opener is admired all via the franchise set-up.
Having come into the CSK system in 2019, he made his debut in 2020, the place he began with three Man of the match awards in three successive matches. Then in 2021, as Chennai received their fourth title, he was the Orange Cap holder. And since then he has established himself as an everyday member of the facet.