Delhi: Despite the defeat against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 59th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad gave a big statement saying that his team’s morale is high. He clearly said that the team still has every chance to make it to the playoffs and the players are moving forward with positive thinking.

Do or die situation in front of Chennai

Chennai Super Kings now have to play their remaining two matches in the league stage against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Gujarat Titans (GT). If the team wants to reach the last 4, then it will have to win both the matches at any cost. After the defeat against Lucknow, Chennai team has slipped to sixth place in the points table. The team has scored 12 points by registering 6 wins in 12 matches.

‘The first challenge is to reach Chennai’

After the match, when Ruturaj Gaikwad was asked about the challenges of the next matches, he replied in a light manner. He said that the biggest task at the moment is to reach Chennai, because the journey is going to be very long. After this, the team will have to work on its shortcomings by quickly understanding the home conditions and the pitch.

The equation is completely clear: Ruturaj

The Chennai captain said that mathematics is now very easy for the team. According to him, now it is important to win every remaining match. He said that players have to focus only on their performance and the player who has a good day should take full advantage of the opportunity.

Chennai hoping to turn the tables

Ruturaj Gaikwad expressed confidence that the team can still make a strong comeback in the tournament. He believes that if the players perform better under pressure, then Chennai Super Kings can once again return strongly to the race for the playoffs.