IPL 2021: MS Dhoni’s big advice to Ruturaj Gaikwad – At the beginning of the season, Chennai Super Kings’ youngster Ruturaj Gaikwad had a terrible start, scoring 5, 5 and 10 in the first three innings. But despite the calls for dropping him. CSK management and skipper MS Dhoni continued to back him. And he repaid the faith, scoring 500+ runs in the following matches including a century. But to get that form back, Dhoni had a big role to play. It’s his advice to stay away from social media that worked out.
The CSK skipper himself isn’t a social media user and has hardly posted anything from his account. He had the same advice for his young ward. Ruturaj Gaikwad had faced a lot of criticism after missing the mark in the first three innings. But staying away from social media helped him focus on his batting while staying away from all the noise.
IPL 2021: Mentor MS Dhoni’s big advice for Ruturaj Gaikwad, ‘Stay away from social media’
“Dhoni always tells Ruturaj to stay away from social media. Apart from batting tips, how to handle pressure, and accelerating the run rate, Dhoni’s advice of staying away from social media to Ruturaj has worked well for him. Dhoni also tells Ruturaj that success and failure are both part of the process, so, always back your game, no matter what people say,” Ruturaj’s coach Sandeep Chavan told TOI.
IPL 2021: Ruturaj Gaikwad in IPL this season –
Matches: 13
Runs: 521
Highest Score: 101*
Average: 47.36
Strike rate: 138.93
After the first three innings, Gaikwad has been in excellent form, slamming three half-centuries and a century to be in the race for the IPL 2021 Orange Cap. That he has scored over 521 runs at an average of 47.36 is a testament to the fact.
Ruturaj’s coach said the confidence to score a 60-ball 100 or to score freely has been injected by none other than MS Dhoni himself. But his senior CSK teammates like Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis have been equally helpful in his growth.
IPL 2021: Mentor MS Dhoni’s big advice for Ruturaj Gaikwad, ‘Stay away from social media’
“The confidence to score freely has been injected by MS Dhoni in Ruturaj. Apart from Dhoni, Raina and Rayudu have really been helping him (Ruturaj). All the credit should be given to Dhoni and the CSK team. Ruturaj tells me this big thing about Dhoni and his team that if you perform well, they will appreciate you, but if you are not able to perform, they will treat you in the same way. They won’t let you feel that you had a bad outing in the middle. That’s the best thing about CSK,” Chavan said.
