IPL 2020: Coach Stephen Fleming avers Ruturaj Gaikwad has shown 'he's the right player'

Chennai coach Stephen Fleming has praised young batsman Ruturaj Gaikw and said he is happy that batsman me most out of opportunity given to him.

opener scored a 53-ball 72 in Chennai's competitive run chase of 173 against Kolkata at Dubai International Stium, Dubai on Thursday. In end, Ravindra Jeja played an outstanding kck as three-time winners snatched victory from jaws of defeat by 5 wickets off final ball of contest. Gaikw was judged Man of Match award for his match-winning kck.

'We are happy': Stephen Fleming

"He has done well in last couple of games. We are happy that he has taken opportunity. We look back at missed opportunities when he got COVID. He missed out on pre-season, he came back after about 4-5 weeks in isolation. We tried to get him involved but he was a long way from being rey. So we're just happy w to create an opportunity and he has shown us that he's right player," Fleming said during post-match press conference.

"We were playing well, certainly we lost wickets and partnership of Rayudu and Ruturaj. But we felt we got ourselves in a position where we were probably favorites to win... Mixed emotions, when you are sitting here and out of competition, you are watching t as nervous. Very pleased to get win," he said. 

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Both Gaikw, as well as Chennai, will w be hoping to register a consolation win and sign off on a high when y face 2014 finalists Punjab in ir final league match at Sheikh Zayed Stium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday. 

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(With ANI Inputs)