Indian opener batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead India in the Asian Games 2023. Gaikwad plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Now he talked about captaincy before India’s cricket match in the Asian Games. Gaikwad said that he has got to learn a lot from Dhoni, but everyone is different.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Embracing Individual Captaincy
Indian captain Ruturaj Gaikwad while talking to the media said, “I have learned a lot from him, but I think everyone’s style is different. His personality is different and mine is different. I’ll try to be myself and I won’t really look at what they do often.
He further said, “Obviously you have to take some things that they do very well, how they handle situations and certain players during the match. These are things that I have taken from him but I would like to captain the way I want. I just want players to express themselves.
Even before this we have talked about Dhoni’s captaincy.
During the Ireland tour, Ruturaj Gaikwad shared his insights into Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy. Gaikwad emphasized the challenges of the captain’s role and mentioned a valuable lesson he learned from Dhoni.
He stressed the importance of staying focused on the present and taking each game as it comes, echoing Dhoni’s advice. This perspective underscores the need to avoid worrying about the future and instead concentrate on the immediate task at hand, a fundamental principle of successful captaincy.
Gaikwad had talked about Dhoni’s captaincy during the Ireland tour. Gaikwad had told what he had learned from Dhoni. Gaikwad had said, “To be honest, I think the role of captaincy is very difficult. Mahi Bhai always says take one game at a time. Live in the present, don’t worry about the future.”
India will compete against Nepal
Let us tell you that the Indian team will play the quarter-final match in the Asian Games 2023 against Nepal on Tuesday, October 3. The match between the two will be played at Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou. It is noteworthy that earlier the women’s cricket team has won gold in the Asian Games.