Opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has joined the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp in Surat on Wednesday, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. The tournament will commence on March 26, with Chennai Super King taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede.
The Chennai Super Kings have been training at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium Surat for the last few weeks. The likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu are already in Surat and have started their training.
Ruturaj Gaikwad is returning after a brief injury. He hurt his right wrist ahead of the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Gaikwad was ruled out of the entire series.
On Wednesday, the Chennai Super Kings posted a video informing Ruturaj Gaikwad’s arrival in Surat. They wrote, “Reeling with joy when he comes IN! 💛 #WhistlePodu 🦁💛”
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Ruturaj Gaikwad was the leading run-scorer in IPL 2021 with 635 runs in 16 matches, at an average of 45.35. His performance included a century and four half-centuries.
Gaikwad earned the Orange Cap and played a key role key last year in Chennai Super Kings’ title-winning campaign last year.
Wasim Jaffer names Deepak Chahar’s potential replacement for CSK
All-rounder Deepak Chahar is likely to miss the first few matches of the Indian Premier League 2022 season. He suffered a right quadriceps injury and has been out of action since the West Indies series. Chahar was signed by the Chennai Super Kings for 16 crores in the IPL auctions.
Wasim Jaffer expressed his opinion on Deepak Chahar’s potential replacements from the Chennai Super Kings squad. He stated that CSK could look at Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, or Mukesh Choudhary in place of Chahar. Jaffer said,
“We could see MS Dhoni giving confidence to the younger guys, the uncapped guys whether it’s Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh who bowls for Delhi in the powerplay (or) Mukesh Choudhary – he’s a left-armer who bowls at decent speeds… The Mumbai wickets will need a little bit of pace so these guys can bowl.”
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