Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody lavished praise on Chennai Super Kings Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad for his brilliant knock against Delhi Capitals in a match win game in Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. The CSK Opener played a match-winning knock of 79 runs off 50 balls including seven sixes and three fours.
The 26-year-old was at his absolute best batting in the scorching heat of Delhi, as he played exceptionally well in the power play and carried on the momentum in the middle overs, taking on the spinners on a wicket that usually favours them.
Cricketer-turned-commentator Tom Moody was highly impressed by Gaikwad’s shot selection as he stated that the CSK youngster has all the proper cricketing shots in his book, as he usually held his position properly to take on the bowlers, as he does not try to play any fancy shots and hitting the ball through the line.
“Ruturaj is a conventional player that has all the shots in the book. He hits straight through the line of the ball. He keeps his technique in a good position. He’s not playing these fancy shots and is just hitting through the line if the ball, and he’s got the game,” Tom Moody said.
Ruturaj Gaikwad scored his third half-century of the IPL 2023, as he could capitalize on the start in the previous games, did well against Delhi Capitals to seal their side a place in the qualifier one of IPL 2023. The Right-handed opener was impressive in this edition of the cash-rich league scoring 507 runs at an average of 42.00 at a strike rate of 148.23 providing a vital start alongside Devon Conway.
It Just Shows The Quality Of Both The Batters – Tom Moody
Tom Moody hailed the CSK Openers for their scintillating start to the innings as the opening partnership over 100 runs to the rare site even in ODI Cricket and reckons that both batters are the key to the success of the Chennai Super Kings and they will happy with the performance of the openers going into the business end of the tournament.
“An opening partnership of 141 runs is very rare in T20 cricket, even in 50-over cricket. It just shows the quality of both the batters,” he added.
“From CSK’s point of view, Conway continues to be a consistent batter up front and Gaikwad, who had a little bit of a dip, has stepped up and delivered. He hit seven sixes himself, so he’s clearly finding the middle of the bat. Great signs for CSK,” Tom Moody added.
Chennai Super Kings openers have provided their side with a solid start in every game, the two batters are among the top run-getters in the league stage complementing each other very well on the field to take on the bowlers.
Devon Conway (585) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (504) has been standout performer for their side in this edition of IPL 2023 setting up the right platform for the middle orders to score runs in the death overs and will look to continue their fine form going into the tournament.