Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (AP Photo/Ejaz Rahi)

Ruturaj Gaikwad Admits his failure on Top Hurt Chennai Super Kings He elaborated on the key moments in the post-match press conference after the huge defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Chasing the target of 250 runs, CSK faltered in the beginning and were reduced to 30 runs for 3 wickets after the loss of Ruturaj. sanju samson And Ayush Mhatre. Despite the enthusiastic response later, the initial damage proved decisive. Reflecting on the fight, Ruturaj said in the post-match conference: “To be honest, I was surprised too. Somewhat spectacular fight by Sarfaraz, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton Shivam Dubey. So I think, maybe if I had contributed more at the top of the order, you never know, we would have chased it down. So it’s definitely on me today.” He highlighted how efforts were made Sarfaraz KhanPrashant Veer and Jamie Overton kept CSK in the contest for a while, but admitted that the game had already slipped away due to a poor start. Ruturaj also elaborated on a key moment in the field which could have changed the momentum. Virat Kohli Was dismissed early and RCB took full advantage. Speaking about that phase he said: “As you rightly said, if we had taken advantage of Virat Kohli early, I think, I mean, maybe we would have had the momentum. But I think, the game was still in our hands until the 13th, 14th over, and that’s when the momentum really changed.” That turnaround came dramatically at the death, when Tim David broke the CSK attack. Ruturaj told that he almost had a chance to get him out earlier. At that moment, he said in the press conference: “Well, you are right, KP. I think, Anshul almost got his wicket. It is unfortunate to have an illegal delivery, but yes, after that, he hit it all around the park and, as you rightly said, hats off to him.” RCB’s late lead powered by Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar And David completely stole the game. For Ruturaj, the path was clear. Missed chances, a strong start with the bat and a brutal finish from the opposition combined to seal CSK’s fate.