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‘He is not a wild slogger’: CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad lauds Kartik Sharma
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‘He is not a wild slogger’: CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad lauds Kartik Sharma

The Indian Express·Express News Service·27 days ago
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Kartik Sharma continued to impress with an unbeaten knock in Delhi. (CREIMAS) Having scored his maiden IPL fifty in the form of his knock of 54 runs against the Mumbai Indians last week in IPL, 20-year-old Kartik Sharma played a 31-ball knock of 41 runs in the team’s eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on Tuesday night. The Rajasthan cricketer, who was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14.2 crore in last year’s IPL auction, making him the joint-most expensive uncapped player, was involved in an unbroken 114-run third wicket partnership with Sanju Samson. Sharma had scored 58 runs in his first five matches for CSK this season before he hit his maiden fifty. Following the win over Delhi , CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was asked about the development of Kartik Sharma. The Chennai skipper shared how the skillset was always there in Sharma and how the youngster needed some time in the middle. “Well, I think the skillset was already there. I feel there is no development as such.…

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