After scoring his first half-century as the Chennai Super Kings skipper, Ruturaj Gaikwad opened up about the succession plans M.S. Dhoni and the think-tank had for him.
“I remember (it was) in 2022 when he [Dhoni] told me that I might get a chance to lead (later). I was always preparing for it. Captaincy didn’t come as a surprise or shock to me,” Ruturaj said at the post-match press conference after CSK’s seven-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday.
When asked about how Dhoni broke the news of passing on the baton to him, Ruturaj said: “It was not really a deep conversation. It was in a very chilled state… we were practising and he came and told me about it.”
