Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad is not having a good time with his bat in hand in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Last season’s Orange Cap winner started the tournament this year with a duck against Kolkata Knight Riders. Even after playing five games, he is yet to cross the 20-run mark in the tournament.
Ruturaj’s poor run has been one of the reasons behind CSK’s struggle in the current season. Though the team managed to secure their maiden win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday night, their batting woes were on display once again. He seemed in a good place of mind as he hit three boundaries against RCB. However, that 4. I could only make 17 runs in 16 balls before being trapped by Josh Hazlewood.th Above.
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After the end of the match, he was seen hanging out with RCB’s star batsman and former captain Virat Kohli. CSK shared a heartfelt video of the latter imparting wisdom to the youngster.
Ruturaj has been under scrutiny for a series of unsuccessful innings in IPL 2022. In five matches so far, he has scored 0, 1, 16 and 17 and his batting average has dropped to 7.
Earlier, former India head coach Ravi Shastri had also said that the openers need to strive to uplift CSK’s game in the tournament. Speaking exclusively about Ruturaj, he said that the young batsman needs to be extra careful while choosing his shots.
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“It is a cause for concern when both the openers are not performing. It is very important for one of the openers to get in form at the earliest as he has lost two matches. There’s a new captain at the top, and he’s under pressure. Yes, Dhoni is in form but if one of those openers doesn’t score then CSK will find it difficult in this tournament,” Shastri had told ESPNcricinfo.
“Ruturaj needs to give himself some time. He is a good timer of the ball, he can make up for a slow start later as he has a lot of shots. If he is a little careful in the beginning and gets a little used to the pace of the wicket, the runs will come automatically… These pitches are good for batting. There is more bounce on this wicket than last year and the ball is coming well on the bat.”
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