Next to his team’s struggle against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai’s Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gikwar has said that Derby was the second most anticipated face after Mumbai Indians.
Gaikwad was speaking especially at JISTAR’s “Star Nahi Door” program and spoke of his bond with fellow captain Rajat Patidar, with whom he is a friend. “In fact RCBs are eager to play against, especially as the new captain with the kingdom (Patidar). Immediately when he declared Rajat as captain, I messed up him and greeted him. We are friends for some time, we really know each other well, and of course, RCB is one of the strongest teams.”
The two teams with the most emotional fan locations and talisman in MS Dhoni and V Kohli have captained both of them to young Indian players. CSK won its opener by 4 wickets against Mumbai, while RCB defeated KKR by 7 wickets.
Gaikwad said he was keen to play against Kohli. “Whenever Virat Kohli is in opposition, whenever he is playing, it is always a clash to look forward. He has really been doing it for a long, continuously, for RCB and also for the country. Therefore, it is always a great match, and after Mumbai Indians, this is the second match that we always see,” said Gaqwad.
The yellow brigade is expected to come out of full force, which with CT, because the CSK sees its head to increase the head to 4–2. H2H currently stands 3–2 with CSK, which has lost the previous game, scoring a KO 27 runs. Both played in 2023, when CSK won by 8 runs, although Mathesh Pathirana is out with an injury for the domestic team.
