Rachin Ravindra says it’s an honour to play for CSK

Speaking to the media after the match, Ravindra said they had been guys who've done so well and that he was definitely grateful to be in this role.

Hyderabad: Rachin Ravindra, who scored a match-winning, unbeaten 65 for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians in the IPL league mach in Chennai on Sunday night, says it is an honour to play for CSK.

Speaking to the media after the match, Ravindra said they had been guys who’ve done so well and that he was definitely grateful to be in this role. “We’ll take a game by game and we know it’s a long tournament. So, we’ll just see what happens,” Ravindra said.

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“It’s difficult to soak it in when you’re in the moment, because you’re simply focused on winning the game for the team,” Ravindra said after CSK’s four-wicket win.

“It’s hard to ignore, though. You hear Dhoni come out with the whistles and the noise. It’s cool to share the crease with him for the first time. He’s a legend of the game, and people love him here. So it’s special,” he said.

“All the crowd would have been hoping that I gave him the strike and he finished it. But it’s just about getting the job done. He has finished so many games for CSK, and I’m sure there’s plenty more to come,” Ravindra said.

“A few days ago, I guess, Flem’s [head coach Stephen Fleming] was quite good at those calls,” Ravindra said about when he got to know that he would open the batting this season.

“It’s always an honour to open for CSK knowing the history of it. And you look back at the heroes like the [Michael] Husseys, the [Shane] Watsons, the [Brendon] McCullums, the [Faf] du Plessis, the Rutus [Ruturaj Gaikwad]. I feel like I’m missing a few names there… [Matthew] Haydens, the Conways,” he said.

“It hasn’t been too much training because I’ve been playing a lot of cricket, especially in the Champions Trophy,” Ravindra said. “So it’s been nice to have that [familiarity] coming to similar conditions. That’s been a cool bit of preparations,” Ravindra said.