Former Australian cricketer and Chennai Tremendous Kings' batting coach Michael Hussey lauded Ruturaj Gaikwad, the newly appointed skipper of the staff, for his distinctive efficiency all through the event. The teen was given the difficult activity of entering into the sneakers of MS Dhoni only a day earlier than IPL 2024 was about to start.
Gaikwad propelled his staff to an emphatic win in opposition to the feisty Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs on Sunday, the place he fell simply 2 runs wanting one other century within the event. Following the win, the CSK The coach revealed that it was difficult for Gaikwad to comply with within the footsteps of the Indian legend.
“It has been difficult for him as properly. He has taken over as captain to which you must take your hat off to him. He’s succeeding the best of all time on this nation,” Hussey stated. He was additionally in awe of the teen's talents as he spoke at size about his distinctive qualities when it comes to timing and placement.
“Gaikwad is such a beautiful participant. He is a superb timer of the cricket ball. I've been asking him what his secret is when it comes to his placement, he at all times finds the gaps,” he stated.
The previous Australian left-hander additionally talked about that Gaikwad was a sensible batsman and knew the recipe to strike a steadiness between attacking and soaking the stress. “He is a brilliant batsman as properly, he is aware of when to assault and when to take in stress. He performs spin properly, he performs seam properly. He can rating throughout the bottom. He's nearly one step forward of the bowlers quite a lot of instances. He’s fantastic to look at. Very grateful that he’s in our staff,” he added additional.
Whereas taking up because the captain may need been essentially the most daunting activity within the right-hander's profession, Hussey revealed that he has been engaged on clearing the imaginative and prescient for the gamers in addition to assessing their obligations, he stated, “We don't discuss it (S/R) a lot in any respect. The batter must take up the accountability and the possession within the center.”
“Generally, as coaches, we put an excessive amount of into the gamers' heads. I’m making an attempt to take as a lot out of their heads as doable, allow them to be as clear as they probably can, see the ball and react accordingly,” he added.
Gaikwad has been phenomenal with the bat this season being the second-highest scorer within the event to this point. The suitable-hander has scored 447 runs in 9 matches with three fifties and 100 to his identify.
