NE SPORTS BUREAU
CHENNAI, MAR 15
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday announced the launch of a new player documentary series titled “The Making Of”. This new series offers an in-depth and personal look into the lives of the team’s star players, tracing their journeys from childhood to their current success on the field.
The first episode of the series, released ton Saturday, takes fans on an emotional and inspiring journey with Ruturaj Gaikwad, Chennai Super Kings’ captain. Viewers will get a rare glimpse into Ruturaj’s early days and challenges he faced rising from a budding cricketer in Pune to prominence as one of the most talented batsmen in Indian cricket.
- CSK releases a documentary capturing his inspiring journey from Maharashtra’s cricketing circuit to the helm of one of IPL’s most iconic teams
- As the video goes on, childhood coaches, family members, and friends reveal Gaikwad’s love and passion for the game
- His wife, Utkarsha, spills some lesser-known secrets, revealing a hidden talent of the CSK skipper
With exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with Ruturaj, his family, friends and childhood coaches, ‘The Making Of’ offers fans an intimate portrait of the man behind the bat. The first episode of “The Making Of” – Ruturaj Gaikwad is now available for streaming on Chennai Super Kings’ official YouTube Channel and website (www.chennaisuperkings.com).
Ruturaj Gaikwad said, “Comebacks… I think for outside people, they see it in a way there, getting out 203 games and scoring a 50 is coming back. For me, it’s about analysing how I got out, what mistakes I made. It’s not about coming back. For me it’s about consistency. Thanks to being part of CSK I’ve learnt that technique where you can have that balance where you can be critical about yourself, analyse yourself, getting to know what to improve. But not really over analyse. As Michael Hussey says, sometimes it’s not right to complicate things – it’s better to keep it simple. But it’s my habit to analyse whether it’s a good day or a bad day.”
On Ruturaj being appointed Chennai Super Kings captain KS Viswanathan, Chennai Super Kings CEO: “Flem (Stephen Fleming) as well as skipper (MS Dhoni) had the confidence that Rutu will be the right choice. And based on his performance, they felt that he will be a very good choice because of his qualities as a player and how he could also move with the other players in the team. And he was watching MS from close quarters. So that gave him the confidence. I think it was a decision only taken by MS and Flem. And it was announced at the last moment. The management was not aware of it. But they took the right decision.”
Utkarsha Pawar Gaikwad, Ruturaj’s Wife
“One day he comes up to me and he is like, say hi. I was like, say hi to who? Say hi to the captain. I was like, what?! You are kidding me. It’s fine. You don’t have to joke about it. It’s okay. One day it will happen. But not now. We were not expecting it. I was not expecting it. Maybe he was. I don’t know. Then we called up his friends. I was like, I want to tell you something. One of the friends was like, please don’t tell me that you are pregnant. I was like, dude, no. It’s bigger than this. I was like, let’s make it a little dramatic. So I was like, meet the captain of CSK. And they were like shocked for five minutes. Each episode will feature a different player from the squad, allowing fans to experience the journeys of these athletes beyond the cricket pitch.”
