Chennai, April 2 -- Ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said that he is not trying to force himself as a captain on a much-younger and inexperienced team and is willing to "let them make mistakes, express themselves and stay in good headspace".

The opening game of IPL 2026 for CSK saw as many as five debutants for the side, including Sarfaraz Khan and Rs 14.20 crore big-buy wicketkeeper batter Kartik Sharma. This was their first-ever game in history in which neither MS Dhoni nor Suresh Raina, two of CSK's biggest stalwarts, featured in the playing XI. Raina called it quits from all formats of the game back in 2022, and Dhoni is out due to a c...