"Unbelievable": Saba Karim Comments on Ruturaj Gaikwad's maiden IPL ton

Rajasthan Royals' pace of scoring vs Chennai Super Kings has left Saba Karim amazed. The former national selector said that "It was unbelievable".

Gaikwad scored 101 runs off 60 balls that took Chennai Super Kings to 189/4 that looked difficult at one stage. However, Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube stole the show with their top class striking. Dube was unbeaten at 64 in the chase of 190 that Rajasthan finished with 15 balls to spare.

"This is clearly the upset of IPL this season. They (RR) have roared back into contention now. Some great stuff from the openers. In 5.2 overs Rajasthan Royals had put up 75 runs on the board. It was unbelievable," Karim told cricket.com on Sunday.

"They (Rajasthan Royals) were up against a strong bowling attack -- they (Chennai Super Kings) had Josh Hazlewood, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja. To score these runs in such a blistering manner is very difficult to understand. This goes to show that all the teams have the surprise element up their sleeves.

"It depends when they want to play their best game. Today was such a day for RR. Look at Shivam Dube. He played his first game today, he was sitting out. He carried on the momentum from the openers," he added.

CSK have already qualified for the playoffs but still there are speculation on the top two finish.