Ruturaj Gaikwad: “Feeling pretty good. It’s really tough to play in such wet conditions and to win by 78 runs was a very clinical performance. Great win for us. There conditions are too hot and humid. Last game I was out fielding for 20 overs and 19 overs today. I was just trying to make sure we get to 220 or whatever extra runs. I wasn’t thinking about the hundred. I was upset At the innings break I thought it would cost us. Last game we made some errors, some loose balls in the field plans, stuck to them and we were excellent in the field. With the impact rule you never know the par score, you always want an extra 10-20 runs. [On Deshpande] One area where we lost momentum in a few games was not getting wickets in the powerplay. It is the only way we can put the opposition on the back foot. Deshpande bowled really well. His hard work is paying off. Special mention to Jaddu as well. In these wet conditions, four overs 20-25 runs, for me that was a match-turning spell. I’m not very vocal. Everyone is very experienced in the dressing room and you can’t just go up to seniors and tell them what to do. So I just take a back seat.”
