Happy Birthday Ruturaj Gaikwad: A look at top performances from the batter

Born on 31 January, 1997, right-handed batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has proved himself to be India’s wonderkid. The Pune-based cricketer rose through the age-group system of the Maharashtra team to become a run machine List A cricket. Gaikwad initially proved himself in the domestic circuit and was, later on, picked up by Chennai Super Kings in 2019 IPL. [caption id=“attachment_10020051” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Ruturaj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings won the Orange cap in 2021 IPL season. SportzPics[/caption] On the occasion of his birthday, we take a look at the gifted prodigy’s best performances: — Ruturaj Gaikwad first made headlines when he scored 444 runs from seven matches with an average of 63.42 during the Vijay Hazare 2016-17 season. — Ruturaj Gaikwad also scored 132 runs in his debut match in the Vijay Hazare 2016-17 season. He was the third-highest scorer in the tournament. — The right-handed batter played for the very first time for India A in June 2019 in the ODI series against Sri Lanka A. He made a smashing 187 runs from just 136 balls and remained not out. Ruturaj Gaikwad was also declared Player of the Match. — The 25-year-old batter made three-consecutive hundreds in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021. — Ruturaj Gaikwad was picked up by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2019. He made his debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2020 against Rajasthan Royals. — The batter scored his first IPL hundred, playing for Chennai Super Kings, in 2021. Ruturaj Gaikwad made 101 runs (not out) from 59 balls. His century for CSK included 9 fours and 5 sixes. He played only 14 dot balls and received much appreciation for his commendable performance. — Ruturaj Gaikwad won the Orange Cap last season in IPL for scoring the most number of runs: 635 runs from 16 matches. — Ruturaj Gaikwad made his India debut in 2021 in a T20I against Sri Lanka at Colombo. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.