IPL 2024 has been going on in full swing across venues in India. Amid the clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, the newly appointed captain of CSK Ruturaj Gaikwad received a warm welcome in Hyderabad. However, after a stunning match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, the Hyderabad fans eagerly waited for another thrilling encounter as they prepared to take on the Chennai Super Kings.
However, while supporting the home team, fans didn’t disappoint the CSK team as they supported the away team as well and the enthusiasm was seen in cheering for the visiting captain Gaikwad during the toss more than for their home team captain Pat Cummins as well. Cummins tossed the coin and won the toss, electing to bowl first. Meanwhile, when CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad stepped forward to have a chat with Mbangwa during the toss, the noise level in the Stadium echoed and increased until the conversation was over. The cheer was so intense that the presenter momentarily halted, struggling to hear what Gaikwad said there as well.
The incident garnered a lot of attention on social media, with users discussing it fervently there as well.
https://twitter.com/SinhaVince29999/status/1776248192461373762
Another home crowd like feeling. That noise! Ruturaj is enjoying it. "Home game!", cheeky guy.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 5, 2024
Commentator : Hello Ruturaj
Hyderabad crowd roars π₯
Ruturaj Gaikwad : Home Corwd π#WhistlePodu #IPL #CSK @MSDhoni
— MSDianβ’ (@ItzThanesh) April 5, 2024
Ruturaj Gaikwad has more crowd support from an away stadium in Hyderabad than Hardik Pandya has at his home stadium in Wankhede.
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) April 5, 2024
What's going on? Its not even Thala, but crowd going Absolutely mad, not allowing Ruturaj to talk. Can hear CSK chants. MAD MAD FANDOM.
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16) April 5, 2024
Ruturaj said βHome Townβ when CSK fans erupted for cheering him on Cummins face ππ₯
— ππ‘π«ππ²ππ¬ππππ’ππ§β’ (@Itzshreyas07) April 5, 2024
Can't even hear Ruturaj speak lmfao
Hyderabad crowd, you guys are the best!!! ππππ
— ; (@171off90) April 5, 2024
The roar for Ruturaj at Toss is insane man
Just wow pic.twitter.com/suP4f92OWF
— ` (@bdrijalab) April 5, 2024
Ruturaj Gaikwad brought out his most dangerous fighter today
M0nation wake up, we are backβοΈ pic.twitter.com/tLftTVCJXQ
— ` (@kurkureter) April 5, 2024
During the toss, Pat Cummins said as quoted by Cricbuzz, “We’ll bowl first. Looks like a good wicket and should stay the same for the whole match. We’ve got a great squad. Mayank Agarwal is unwell, he’s replaced by Nitish Reddy. Natarajan is back as well. Last time, there were 500 runs scored, this looks like a good wicket as well.”
Ruturaj Gaikwad said, “It’s going pretty well, the group is responding well. Nothing much changes for me, obviously this is a new challenge, but I’m feeling good. Pathirana has a niggle – three changes for us, Moeen Ali, Theekshana and Mukesh Chowdhary come in. The bowlers are ready to go and so are the youngsters.”
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan
