New Delhi, May 5 -- Following his side's win over Delhi Capitals (DC), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad hailed the team's "backbone" Sanju Samson for his match-winning knock and lauded a young Kartik Sharma for playing another useful knock during a run-chase.

From starting the campaign with three successive losses to completing five wins and losses each, CSK have established themselves as genuine playoff contenders yet again. They are currently placed at sixth spot with 10 points. Two matches against a bottom-placed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and a match each against Gujarat Titans (GT) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) await, with two of these in Chennai. The young unit is finally coming together in the absence of MS Dhoni,...