‘Koi credit wale jokes nahi maarega’ – Fans react as Ruturaj Gaikwad reveals advice he got from his CSK skipper MS Dhoni

The Indian cricket team defeated Ireland in the 2nd match of the ongoing 3-match T20I series at The Village in Dublin. With this win, the Men in Blue also sealed the series 2-0. Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah impressed a lot of fans and cricket experts with his captaincy skills.

Meanwhile, the team’s opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who smashed a brilliant half-century and set the foundation of a big total for India in the 2nd match, talked about the leadership role. Gaikwad plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) under former legendary Indian cricketer MS Dhoni and revealed the leadership advice he got from him.

“I think leadership role is a very complicated thing to be honest. What Mahi bhai always says is to take it one game at a time. Just be in the present moment, don’t worry about the future. Everyone creates hype and whatever it is. 

I am not the kind of person who do really watch social media and hear things about what anyone is saying about me. I think this is one of the traits that I have learned at CSK. I am pretty much clear about giving my best in the field, coming back home, chilling with my friends,” Gaikwad was quoted as saying by India Today.

Leadership for me is to give maximum confidence to the ten players: Ruturaj Gaikwad

Gaikwad played a magnificent innings of 58 runs off 43 balls which included 6 fours and 1 six. Interestingly, he will be seen leading the Indian side in the upcoming Asian Games 2023 and it’d be interesting to see what he has learnt from Dhoni. However, he further talked about the captaincy and said that providing confidence to all the players is what captaincy is for him.

“Leadership for me is to give maximum confidence to the ten players, who are playing. Make sure that I step into their shoes and think about what they are thinking and what they are going through. Sometimes the batters and bowlers have their own plans, they are really thinking about the game from their perspective. 

So, I feel it is important to back them in that moment. After the game, there is always an opportunity of what went wrong, what we could have improved. For me in the game particularly, it is more about giving freedom to the players. Make sure they back themselves first. Too many suggestions also create confusion; this is what I believe,” he added.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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