There is a very old and famous word in cricket - Selfless. That means thinking of putting the team ahead without thinking about yourself. We have seen Mahendra Singh Dhoni living this word many times. Now the same quality is seen in his successor Ruturaj Gaikwad. In the first match against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025, Ruturaj did something similar.

Ruturaj Gaikwad said after a four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in their opening match on Sunday that batting at number three is the need of the team. Gaikwad came out to bat at number three instead of opening the innings.

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After the match, he said, 'The match could have been tense after I got out. Sometimes matches become close. But I am happy with the win.' He said about his coming at number three, 'My batting at number three is the need of the team. This gives balance to the new team because Rahul Tripathi can play aggressively at the top.'

On the performance of the spinners, he said, 'Our spinners bowled well from the beginning. Khalil Ahmed has been performing well for the last two or three years, he is experienced. Noor is the 'X factor', it is good for us to have him in the team. Dhoni is the same for us as always, he is fitter this year and is hitting a lot of sixes in the nets.'

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Talking about the match, after losing the toss and batting first, Mumbai Indians could only score 155 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs on the scoreboard. For Chennai, Afghanistan's 'mystery' spinner Noor Ahmed took four wickets for 18 runs. After this, with the half-centuries of captain Gaikwad (53 runs) and Rachin Ravindra (65 not out), CSK won by scoring 158 runs for six wickets in 19.1 overs.

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