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Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)

Born: Jan 31, 1997
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm offbreak
From: Pune, Maharashtra

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
Test	4	208	41.6	58.26	101*
ODI	13	329	36.56	86.81	105
T20I	23	633	39.56	143.54	123*
First-class	33	2,556	48.23	65.88	195
List A	74	4,084	61.88	100.34	220*
T20	62	2,281	42.24	150.86	114
IPL	85	2,839	38.36	135.64	108*
list a	8	334	41.75	81.46	101

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
First-class	33	0	1.5	2.0	—
List A	74	0	4.8	2.3	—

Recent performances

T20 match form

10 Jul 2024vs ZIM, IND vs ZIM 2024, #3T20I

Batting: 49 (28b)
Bowling: —

7 Jul 2024vs ZIM, IND vs ZIM 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 77* (47b)
Bowling: —

6 Jul 2024vs ZIM, IND vs ZIM 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 7 (9b)
Bowling: —

About Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)

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A free-stroking opener whose game revolves around a fluid technique, Ruturaj Gaikwad first burst into the scene during the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy when he ended as the third highest run-scorer in the tournament. His ability to be solid and play risk-free cricket, and yet score at a fair clip caught attention immediately. Right from his childhood days, Ruturaj was a prodigy who was tipped to make it big. He rose through the age group system of the Maharashtra team, and consistently made it to the India A side as well. As of now, his success rate has been much higher in List A, where he is consistent and also makes his runs at a healthy strike-rate. However, given his temperament and technique, Ruturaj should be able to better his already reasonable returns in First-class cricket. His batting revolves around deft touches and timing, than the modern day powerhitting module that you see with most young batsmen. He got picked up by Chennai Super Kings in the 2019 IPL season and made a huge impact in the 2021 season when he made 635 runs as CSK won the title. His attacking knocks at the top were a major reason for his team's success. 2021 followed his debut season where CSK gave him games after failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their history. Gaikwad soon made his T20I and ODI debut for India as well carrying on from his IPL success. After a fine season in 2021, Gaikwad was retained by CSK for INR 6 crore ahead of the 2022 season.