Ruturaj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) may have gone in vain for his 92-run knock against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but opposing captain Hardik Pandya was all praise for him, saying that he will do wonders for Indian cricket. Gaikwad hit four fours and nine sixes in his 50-ball inning to take the Chennai Super Kings to 178 for seven.
The Titans, however, achieved the target with four balls to spare. Pandya said in the press conference after the match, 'He played some excellent shots which were excellent. If he keeps playing like this, he will do wonders for Indian cricket. The Indian cricket team will be with him when the time comes. Since making his debut in July 2021, Gaikwad has scored 135 runs in nine T20 internationals. Pandya said, 'We know what a great player he is. At one point, it seemed that Chennai would score 220 or 230 runs. We were having trouble delivering to him. I was feeling that we would not be able to get him out.
Regarding his team's performance, he said, "We were in trouble with the wickets of me and Shubman Gill, but Rahul Tewatia once again proved his worth and Rashid showed what he can do." Let us tell you that Gujarat needed 30 runs in three overs. Vijay Shankar (27) hit Hengrekar for a six, but was caught by Devon Conway at long-off a ball later. Only seven runs were scored in this over as well. Thereafter, Rashid Khan (10 not out) hit Chahar for sixes and fours in the 19th over to give Gujarat the upper hand.
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