IPL 2023 | Pre-season camp key to our success: CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad

Opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has attributed Chennai Super Kings’ success in the ongoing IPL to their pre-season camp and praised the team management for making the players feel secured and clearly stating their roles

Opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has attributed Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) success in the ongoing IPL to their pre-season camp and praised the team management for making the players feel secured and clearly stating their roles.

Four-time champions CSK put themselves in line for a fifth IPL title triumph after they stormed into the final with a 15-run victory over holders Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Qualifier 1 in Chennai on May 23.

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"The camp was very vital because a new surface was being laid over in Chennai," Gaikwad said at the post-match press conference.

"Everyone was not sure how the wicket is going to be or how the wicket is going to play. But sometimes when you play on flat tracks, you need not have to think much on your shots and not much about the opposition bowling.

"Sometimes batsmen play good shots and hats off to him. Even while you're batting, it's about getting into the zone."

Gaikwad was making his assessment after CSK beat Gujarat Titans on a tricky Chepauk pitch to make their 10th IPL final.