{"id":155899,"date":"2026-04-17T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=155899"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:07:00","slug":"ipl-2026-gaikwads-lack-of-returns-due-to-nature-of-t20-cricket-says-csk-coach-fleming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=155899","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Gaikwad\u2019s lack of returns due to nature of T20 cricket, says CSK coach Fleming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70874745\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Ruturaj Gaikwad has endured a difficult start to the season, managing just 63 runs, averaging just 12.60 with three single-digit scores and a venture beyond the 20s.\u00a0His partner Sanju Samson suffered similar returns before a sublime unbeaten hundred at Chepauk turned the tide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ayush Mhatre at No. 3, meanwhile, has effortlessly accumulated 171 runs, including two fifties, at an average of 34.20, striking at 170 in the PowerPlay.\u00a0The youngster successfully stepped into an injured Ruturaj\u2019s shoes last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That, coupled with the CSK skipper\u2019s dwindling returns, has fanned the whispers calling for a reshuffle at the top for the five-time champion, but head coach Stephen Fleming remains unconvinced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe hasn\u2019t had the returns that he would like, but that can be the nature of T20. We\u2019ve seen over the years that he\u2019s a quality player. If we can cover for him for a few games and he comes into form\u2026 Very rarely someone dominates the whole way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/josh-hazlewood-rcb-vs-dc-ipl-2026-hard-length-injury-comeback-news\/article70874195.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hitting the hard length has been my strength, says Josh Hazlewood<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad\u2019s charged-up bowling pool lineup will hope to make that task harder for the Super Kings. Fleming was left impressed by the team\u2019s resilience against Rajasthan Royals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSRH fought back really well to give themselves a chance against RR. We\u2019d love to have Hyderabad in that situation, but it\u2019ll take a lot of work. Their top order is dynamic. How we deal with that will be one of the key components, because they can take the game away from you very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>M.S. Dhoni\u2019s availability remains a mystery, with a tight-lipped Fleming saying he is \u201chappy with Dhoni\u2019s recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Apr 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/ruturaj-gaikwad-lack-of-runs-csk-vs-srh-fleming-batting-order-shuffle-news\/article70874745.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruturaj Gaikwad has endured a difficult start to the season, managing just 63 runs, averaging just 12.60 with three single-digit scores and a venture beyond the 20s.\u00a0His partner Sanju Samson suffered similar returns before a sublime unbeaten hundred at Chepauk turned the tide.\u00a0 Ayush Mhatre at No. 3, meanwhile, has effortlessly accumulated 171 runs, including&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":155900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_5334.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgnRh4-Eyv","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=155899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/155900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=155899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=155899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=155899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}