Ruturaj Gaikwad cut from same cloth as MS Dhoni, unfair to term his batting slow: Stephen Fleming

Gaikwad's captaincy has been a bit iffy whenever CSK have travelled in this IPL. Fleming, however, believes Dhoni and Gaikwad are cut from the cloth. Dhoni's calmness has rubbed off on Gaikwad, feels the former New Zealand skipper.

“There's no difference. He's as cool as it gets. I know the last captain was pretty cool. But this guy is cut from the same cloth, so that's rubbed through,” Fleming told reporters in Mumbai when asked if he had any discussion with Gaikwad in terms of differentiating between his leadership and his batting.

Gaikwad has also been criticised for “slow” batting. The right-handed opening batter has so far garnered 155 runs in five matches with a strike rate of 117.42. Fleming said it was "unfair" to put the 27-year-old in the slow bracket.