“This Time My Approach Has Been To Play Expressive Cricket”- Ruturaj Gaikwad

Gujarat Titans’ (GT) skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss & opted to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). All eyes would be on CSK’s dynamic batter Ruturaj Gaikwad who all of a sudden has started playing an aggressive brand of cricket. Ruturaj Gaikwad has amassed over 500 runs and has struck 3 half centuries with a strike rate of 146.50

CSK have a topsy-turvy record at their home ground as they have lost 3 matches out of 7. The track looks a bit sluggish, the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad & Devon Conway will have to be a bit cautious in the first 6 overs against the likes of Mohammed Shami & co.

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CSK have shown faith in the veteran batter Ambati Rayudu despite having a torrid tournament. It would be interesting to see at what position Rayudu bats as the side have got a lot of powerful hitters present in the side in the form of Shivam Dube & Moeen Ali.

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GT would be aiming to restrict CSK below 180 as the likes of Maheesh Theekshana & Ravindra Jadeja can spurn a web. GT have taken a massive decision by dropping Yash Dayal and have included Darshan Nalkande into the side who could be targeted by CSK’s bowlers.

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The nature of T20 is every time you can’t be consistent- Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad was having an interaction with the commentary panel ahead of the GT clash. Ruturaj Gaikwad pointed out that in T20s, a cricketer can’t be consistent.

Ruturaj Gaikwad stated that assessing the pitch is very important and said that his approach has always been to play expressive cricket.

“More than runs it’s the preparation going into a tournament. That was very good, and it was injury-free unlike last time. The nature of T20 is everytime you can’t be consistent. But the idea is to keep our process the same,” said Ruturaj Gaikwad.

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“Assessing the pitch and deciding our approach is important. This time my approach has been to play expressive cricket. Earlier I used to take my time for 10-odd balls. A lot depends on situation and pitch as well. Left-right combo is important,” he stated.

“Opposition tactics change because of that. Like bowling an off-spinner or a left-arm spinner. Devon was playing fast bowlers well, but he’s also played spin very well throughout the season,” he added.

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