CSK vs RCB / Gaikwad achieved this special achievement, became the second captain to do so for CSK

CSK vs RCB: Chennai Super Kings started the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season with a win under the captaincy of new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. CSK won this match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai by 6 wickets. Batting first, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 173 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs, after which Chennai Super Kings chased this target at the loss of 4 wickets in 18.4 overs. With this victory, Ruturaj Gaikwad also achieved a special achievement, which earlier only former CSK team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni could do.

Gaikwad became the second captain of CSK in this case

So far in the history of IPL, whenever Chennai Super Kings has won at its home ground MA Chidambaram Stadium, MS Dhoni has taken the responsibility of captaincy, whereas this is the first time that CSK has won under the leadership of a new captain. Have won. For this reason, Ruturaj Gaikwad has now become the second captain of Chennai Super Kings team after Dhoni, under whose captaincy the team has won in Chepauk. However, during this match, many times Gaikwad was seen taking advice from Dhoni before taking important decisions. If we talk about Gaikwad's performance with the bat, he played an innings of only 15 runs.

There is no extra pressure on me from captaincy

Ruturaj Gaikwad, in response to a question regarding captaincy after the win against RCB, said that I feel good in carrying out this responsibility and do not feel any extra pressure. I have the experience of how to handle these situations and Mahi Bhai was also present on the field. Regarding the match, Gaikwad said that getting three quick wickets with Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell gave us a chance to put brakes on the pace of runs and I can also call it the biggest turning point of the match. All players know their role in the team.