Before suffering the heart-wrenching six-run loss to Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings suffered an embarrassing defeat of 50 runs at Chepauk against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was CSK’s first defeat at home against RCB since the first edition of the tournament in 2008.
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The former Indian batter-turned-commentator believes that these statements show that Gaikwad is feeling the pressure and struggling to accept responsibility for CSK’s recent failures in the tournament, as they also failed to make it to the playoffs last season as well under his captaincy.
I cannot digest Ruturaj Gaikwad's post-match statements: Manoj Tiwary
Manoj Tiwary was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz, “The kind of statements Ruturaj Gaikwad has been giving after the matches, I cannot digest them. It seems like he is being too adamant and not accepting that mistakes are being made. In the last match against RCB, when MS Dhoni batted at No. 9, Ruturaj Gaikwad said he was happy that the side lost by just 50 runs. This is no statement to give.”
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Captain wants to speak his mind but cannot: Manoj Tiwary
The cricket pundit signed off by saying, “The entire world was saying Dhoni should have batted higher. I think Captain Gaikwad is under too much pressure. I think he wants to speak his mind but cannot. Either he wants to defend the team because he is the captain.”
Notably, the Chennai Super Kings are currently in the seventh spot in the 2025 IPL points table with only two points from three games so far in the tournament. The five-time IPL champions will next face the Delhi Capitals on Saturday, April 5, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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