‘Message is clear guys thala is the goat’ – Fans react as Ruturaj Gaikwad opens up about key takeaways from MS Dhoni’s leadership

After losing the five-match T20I series against West Indies by 2-3, the Men in Blue are back on track as they sealed the three-match T20I series by 2-0 against Ireland on August 20 in Dublin. In addition, Jasprit Bumrah and Co. will look to whitewash the Irish in the third game that is scheduled to take place on August 23. Notably, Team India star batter Ruturaj Gaikwad hammered 58 runs from 43 balls, featuring six boundaries and a six, to give the team a solid start, which made them win the second T20I by 33 runs against Paul Stirling’s side.

Meanwhile, after the win, the CSK opener revealed the advice he received from legendary cricketer MS Dhoni. Notably, the star India opener said that the former India skipper advised him to pay attention to one game without much thought about the future. In addition, the right-handed batter also affirms that he does not check social media to know other people’s perspectives about him, a trait he has learned from being part of CSK.

MS Dhoni always says to take it one game at a time: Ruturaj Gaikwad

“Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) always says to take it one game at a time and don’t worry about the future. I don’t check social media and hear things about what anyone is saying about me. This is one of the traits that I’ve learnt at CSK,” Ruturaj Gaikwad said after the second T20I in Dublin on Sunday.

Moreover, the top-order batter has also lauded KKR star Rinku Singh’s performance and says that the way Rinku Singh batted in the IPL shows his maturity. Furthermore, the Pune-born cricketer also talked about the tactics that the KKR batter uses for the game.

“Rinku is already everyone’s favourite in the IPL. The way he has batted in the IPL, he has shown a lot of maturity. He gives himself time, no matter what the situation is. He always assesses the condition and then starts to take on the bowlers,” he added further.

Check out how fans have responded to the same:

Credit stealer dhobi 😁😁

— Mr.Rawat (@Iamrawat_2) August 21, 2023

he should have also said “one catch at a time “

— 🇦.🇷.🇯.🇺.🇳 🇮🇳 (@karjunr) August 21, 2023

Message is clear guys thala is the goat

— Unsold nucleu$🫥 (@oddone7777777) August 21, 2023

MSD always a great player and leader

— Narayan vyas (@narayanvyas123) August 21, 2023

Ruturaj Gaikwad would have won us this match #RuturajGaikwad pic.twitter.com/2OMzWzdQr3

— CSK GOATS (@sardaaar187) August 21, 2023

CSK, Team of Culture. 💛

— The CrickFun (@TheCrickFun) August 21, 2023

Just give best for the team 58(45)

— User45 (@140off113) August 21, 2023