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‘It’s important he comes in as only a batter when he walks out to bat’

‘It’s important he comes in as only a batter when he walks out to bat’

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2 min readApr 14, 2026 05:16 PM IST Ruturaj Gaikwad has been the shining light for Chennai Super Kings with the bat in the last few seasons despite the side’s poor performance. However, the CSK skipper this season has looked a shadow of himself with the bat. Former Indian cricketer Sadagoppan Ramesh said there are too many things on the mind of Gaikwad. “Right now, too many things are running in his mind. It’s important he comes in as only a batter when he walks out to bat. Most captains can’t do that, though. When you bring the captain tag along while batting, too many things run through your head. He should talk to himself as a captain and ask himself to bat freely. If he also combines with Sanju, it’s one of the best pairs of the IPL,” said Ramesh on his YouTube channel. “Though he’s not scoring now, class is permanent. He has played some of the best knocks over the years. There was a match in Dubai when Bumrah ran through CSK …

‘Batsmen do not trust their defence much nowadays’: Punjab Kings Arshdeep Singh on his bowling plans | Ipl News

‘Batsmen do not trust their defence much nowadays’: Punjab Kings Arshdeep Singh on his bowling plans | Ipl News

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With five wickets in two matches, Punjab Kings pacer Arshdeep Singh has been among the wickets in the early part of this year’s Indian Premier League. The 26-year-old, who had finished with 19 wickets with an bowling average of 26.08 in last year’s IPL, picked up a wicket yet again in his first over when he removed Mitchell Marsh of Lucknow Super Giants in the team’s away game at Lucknow on Tuesday evening. Kings won the match by eight wickets and Singh, who took three wickets in the match, talked about how batsmen not trusting their defence helps his case. “As you know nowadays, batsmen do not trust their defence much. They just want to go after the ball. So, I had two slips and a deep cover. So just in case the batsman swings and the ball goes up in the air, there is a fielder for me and I am attacking as well with two slips. The wicket at the end got better and I believe you have to stay till the end,” …

‘He should have batted ahead of Ashwin’: Shane Watson on MS Dhoni coming out at No. 9 vs RCB | Ipl News

‘He should have batted ahead of Ashwin’: Shane Watson on MS Dhoni coming out at No. 9 vs RCB | Ipl News

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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson batted for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be promoted up the batting order for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This was after CSK suffered a heavy 50-run defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chepauk on Friday with Dhoni coming in to bat at number 9 with Ravichandran Ashwin sent before him. The former CSK captain would play a vintage 16-ball 30 but the match was already out of CSK’s hands by then. “This is exactly what CSK fans come to see — 30 off 16 deliveries from Dhoni. I would have absolutely loved to see him come up the order. In my opinion, he should have batted ahead of Ashwin,” Watson said. “Given the game situation, Dhoni could have played like this for another 15 balls. Over the last couple of years, he has consistently shown that he’s still batting beautifully. I truly believe he should be promoted up the order so we can see the full extent of his skills,” he added. Story continues below this ad The …

‘I’ve never seen a situation like this’: AB de Villiers on ‘crazy’ RCB schedule in IPL 2025 | Ipl News

‘I’ve never seen a situation like this’: AB de Villiers on ‘crazy’ RCB schedule in IPL 2025 | Ipl News

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Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) player AB de Villiers reflected on the ‘crazy’ schedule that the team has to go through this Indian Premier League (IPL) season, adding that this might also act as a strength to the them going forward. After two tough away fixtures against Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, both of which they won, RCB will face Gujarat Titans (H), Mumbai Indians (A), Delhi Capitals (H), Rajasthan Royals (A), Punjab Kings (H), Punjab Kings (A), Rajasthan Royals (H), Delhi Capitals (A), Chennai Super Kings (H), Lucknow Super Giants (A), Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) and Kolkata Knight Riders (H). “The start of a campaign is never easy but they did it absolutely spot on. Look at that ‘away, away, now they go home. Then they are away again, home, away, home, away, it’s crazy. I’ve never seen a situation like this and it is challenging but it can be one of your strengths,” de Villiers said. “It can keep the squad together especially when you find a bit of momentum to jump …

‘Balance of RCB squad 10 times better compared to previous seasons’: AB de Villiers | Ipl News

‘Balance of RCB squad 10 times better compared to previous seasons’: AB de Villiers | Ipl News

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Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) player AB de Villiers said that RCB’s team balance looks 10 times better this season as compared to the last seasons after the Bengaluru franchise started their Indian Premier League campaign off with a bang with away wins against Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. In the opener on March 22, RCB defeated KKR by 7 wickets while on Friday, they won at the Chepauk for the first time since 2008, defeating CSK by 50 runs. “The balance of the RCB squad is 10 times better compared to previous seasons. At the auction (last year), I spoke about RCB needing balance. It’s not about the bowlers, batters or fielders… it’s about having a sound balance in IPL teams and options,” de Villiers said in his podcast. He delved further into his point with the example of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was drafted into the team for the CSK match after sitting out the opener against KKR. It would be a shrewd decision with Bhuvneshwar snapping up Deepak Hooda in the …

Cheteshwar Pujara says Chennai Super Kings middle order does not look ‘completely ready’ after loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ipl News

Cheteshwar Pujara says Chennai Super Kings middle order does not look ‘completely ready’ after loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ipl News

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Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player Cheteshwar Pujara said that the Chennai team might lack the firepower in their middle order which might come back to haunt them in a tournament like the Indian Premier League (IPL). This was after CSK had lost by 50 runs to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Chepauk on Friday, their heaviest ever home defeat while chasing. “There is a lot of concern in the batting line-up outside of Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad because their middle-order will have to click at some point,” Pujara said in an interaction with ESPNCricinfo. “They will have to start scoring runs quickly. They rely heavily on their middle-order. Yes, their top-order is their strength, but when they don’t perform well that’s the time the middle-order has to step up, it doesn’t look like they’re completely ready for it. It looks like they’ll need better surfaces to get back into form and when they start playing at home again, they’ll be able to perform well,” he added. Story continues below this ad The veteran batter …