You Have To Be Crystal Clear, Take One Over At A Time: Gaikwad On 70 (50) vs DC
The Pune-born cricketer scored crucial 70 runs and added 110 runs for the second wicket alongside Robin Uthappa
Mumbai: Ruturaj Gaikwad once again starred with the bat as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) chased down 173 runs against the Delhi Capitals (DC) and entered the finals of IPL 2021.
On Sunday, the Pune-born cricketer scored crucial 70 runs. He added 110 runs for the second wicket alongside Robin Uthappa before MS Dhoni took the side over the rope.
During the post-match presentation ceremony, Gaikwad spoke about how he plans his innings, “I plan for 2-3 overs, think of who is likely to bowl and who I can target, big-short boundary, who I can target better. You have to be crystal clear, go through the process, take one over at a time and ensure that the required rate doesn’t go up too much and take it deep.”
He continued, “It’s just normal. Just go through normal routines whatever you have been following throughout the tournament and just try and stay neutral. Each and every game you start from 0, so it’s important to start again and start fresh and be up for a challenge whatever it is.”
Ruturaj Gaikwad is now 2nd on the list of most runs in IPL with 603 runs from 15 games at an average of 46.38 including a century and four half-centuries.
Ruturaj has led Chennai’s batting from the front with consistent runs at the top of the order. The 24-year-old batter hit the form in the last couple of games in the IPL in 2020 and since then he has been scoring runs.
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