NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was at his hilarious best as he roasted city-based IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru after his mic had gone silent.
Gaikwad was attending an event in Bengaluru when he encountered a hiccup as is microphone didn't work.
As the presenter acknowledged the issue and was getting it fixed, Gaikwad jokingly said, "might be someone from RCB," drawing cheers as well as jeers from the crowd.
Ruturaj was recently part of India A XI for the tour Down Under that took place before the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The 27-year-old will be next leading Maharashtra in their upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy for the first two matches, which will be played in Mumbai on December 21 and 23 against Rajasthan and Services in their Elite Group B fixtures.
Maharashtra were eliminated by Kerala in the preliminary quarterfinals last season.
Earlier, Ruturaj became CSK's first retention at Rs 18 crore, becoming their costliest player.
Ruturaj has played 66 matches for the CSK and scored 2,380 runs with two hundreds and 18 half-centuries, striking at 136.86.
Last season, Ruturaj was handed CSK captaincy after legendary MS Dhoni held the position for a remarkable 14 seasons.
CSK finished fifth last season with Kolkata Knight Riders winning the title.
