Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway revealed that their Skipper MS Dhoni’s knee is okay and wants the Indian legend to continue playing for Chennai Super Kings for a few more games and expressed their gratitude to play under the leadership of legendary skipper MS Dhoni in the cash-rich league.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway started innings brilliantly as they attacked the Delhi Capitals bowler from the start. The two put the Delhi Capitals side straight on the back foot from the start of the innings as they added 141 runs for the opening wicket to put their team right on top in Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Speaking on IPL.tv, Devon Conway was happy with the support he received from the CSK skipper and team management as it always helps him put his best foot forward for the team’s success and is grateful to have Dhoni on the side and revealed that the CSK skipper Knee is good at present.
“He has played so much cricket and is highly respected. If the person of that magnitude has your backing and you know he believes in you it gives you so much confidence as a player,” Devon Conway said.
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“We are very lucky to have Mahi Bhai in the group. Hopefully, this is not his last season. He has got at least five years in him. His knee is all good,” he added.
Speaking alongside his opening partner Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad is happy to play fifty games under the leadership of MS Dhoni, as he has always been the same and backing him throughout his journey in the Indian Premier League as he is open to guiding the youngsters in the team.
“To be honest. I am just grateful to be able to play fifty games under him. If I look back at the journey, right from the first game, until now he has been the same. There’s no difference.
“He is humble, he is open to talks. To have that confidence of him behind me I know that whatever he is saying and I can go and ask anything I want. It is exactly what a youngster needs in the dressing room,” Ruturaj Gaikwad asserted.
MS Dhoni has been playing for CSK since 2008 and has won four titles from them and has been the poster boy of the Chennai team in the cash-rich league. It is widely speculated that the former Indian skipper might hang his boots after the completion of IPL 2023.
These Are The Little Things That I Love About Our Batting – Devon Conway
Devon Conway believes that communication is a very important factor in his partnership alongside Ruturaj Gaikwad this season and admitted that the left-right combination too helps them to build on their innings and also lauded the Gaikwad for being calm in the middle.
“I think a couple of things that help us in our partnership. One is communication. I like to talk a lot in the middle. Then I think the left-right combination certainly helps us in the partnership. If I am stalling at one end I know that you are going to be smashing at the other and vice versa”.
“These are the little things that I love about our batting and you are very calm and relaxed in the middle,” Devon Conway concluded
Devon Conway (585) with six fifties to his name and Ruturaj Gaikwad (504)also has three fifties and has been a standout performer for their side in this edition of IPL 2023 setting up the right platform for the middle-order batters and will look to continue their fine form going into the tournament.