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IPL 2026: Gaikwad Needs To Take More Risk If He Has To Push Scoring Rate, Says Jaffer
Chennai Super Kings: Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has called on Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad to adopt a higher-risk approach with the bat, stating that his current conservative style is preventing him from pushing the scoring rate required in T20 cricket.
Gaikwad’s slow start to IPL 2026 has seen him make only 56 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 103.70. Those numbers have sparked debate over his role at the top of the order for CSK. "He's somebody who wants to score big. You know, being an opener, I don't think you need to look at (trying to get) 80 or 100 from the outset.
“I think you need to look at giving a terrific start, the kind of start the openers want. He's not somebody who is going at a 200-plus strike rate. If he's asked to push the scoring rate, I think he needs to take a lot more risk. He's got the game. He's got hundreds in the IPL. But he just, I feel, holds himself (back)," said Jaffer on ESPNCricinfo.
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