'No One Will Pick You For CSK': Ruturaj Gaikwad's Hilarious Banter With Kids Goes Viral As They Support RCB In IPL; Video

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was seen having a fun banter with the kids on the sidelines of the 2025 Buchi Babu tournament. With the right-handed batter asking the young players who their favourite IPL team was, Gaikwad hilariously said 'No one will pick you for CSK' as some of them said Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

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Gaikwad started his IPL career in 2020 and has risen to become the captain of the Super Kings since the 2024 edition, replacing MS Dhoni. In 2021, the Pune-born cricketer had notably won the Orange Cap for clattering 635 runs in 16 matches at 45.36 with four fifties as the Super Kings had sealed their fourth title.

Watch the below video of Gaikwad having some light-hearted conversations with kids:

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Gaikwad performed poorly in the 2025 Buchi Babu tournament fixture against Chhattisgarh, who won the match by 35 runs. The right-hander managed scores of 1 and 11 in two innings as Maharashtra suffered a defeat.

Ruturaj Gaikwad's IPL 2025 campaign was cut-short due to elbow injury

Meanwhile, Gaikwad's IPL 2025 campaign was cut-short due to an injury to his elbow, forcing MS Dhoni to step up and take over as the skipper. Until that injury, the right-handed batter had made 122 runs in five matches alongside a best of 63 with a strike rate of 150.61.

Nevertheless, the Super Kings created an unwanted record by ending up at the bottom of the points table for the first time in IPL history. Hence, wholesale changes are expected ahead of IPL 2026. All eyes will also be on MS Dhoni about whether or not he will return for the tournament, given his ever-increasing age.

The Super Kings are still the joint-most title winners, clinching five titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023.