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MS Dhoni is participating in 5 years further: CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad tells Devon Conway

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By India Today Sports Desk: CSK batter Ruturaj Gaikwad , whereas talking to Devon Conway, said that MS Dhoni can proceed to play for a further 5 years after CSK reached the playoffs of IPL 2023.

CSK defeated DC by 77 runs to achieve the next stage of this yr’s opponents, with Ruturaj and Conway organising the muse for an enormous entire of 223 for the visitors on the Arun Jaitley stadium.

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Dhoni’s future inside the IPL has been a topic of debate this season, nevertheless the CSK skipper has saved everyone guessing by conserving his enjoying playing cards close to his chest.

Speaking after the win over DC on Saturday on IPL’s site, Ruturaj opened up on participating in under the CSK skipper and said that the legendary wicketkeeper has remained the similar from day one and is on a regular basis open for chats.

The CSK opener said that having the boldness of Dhoni behind him is strictly what he needed as a teen inside the crew.

“To be honest, I’m really grateful. To be able to play 50 games under him. If I look back at the journey from the very first game, until now, he has been the same. There is no difference. He has been humble, open for talks. Everytime, anytime you go. To have that confidence of him behind me and I know whatever he is saying or I can go and ask anything that I want. It is exactly what I wanted being a youngster in this atmosphere,” said Ruturaj.

Conway said that having the backing of Dhoni gives loads confidence and CSK had been lucky to have him.

“He has played so much cricket, so respected. If a person of that magnitude has your backing and believes in you, it gives you so much confidence as a player. We’re very lucky to have him,” said Conway.

Conway went on to say that he is hoping this is not the final word season of Dhoni, to which Ruturaj said that the CSK skipper is participating in for five further years.

Hopefully, this is not his ultimate season,” said Conway.

“He is participating in 5 years further,” said Ruturaj.

Conway agreed to Ruturaj’s statement and Dhoni’s knee is all good.

“He’s obtained atleast 5 years in him, his knee is all good. It’s good to have him and the home followers will in all probability be excited to see him,” said Conway.