Maharashtra Better Ruturaj Gaikwad has signed an agreement to play cricket with the Yorkshire County team. He will be with the team till the end of the ODI cup this season. He was ranked in the India-A team to play 2 unofficial Tests against England Lions, but did not get a chance to play in a single match.
Will join the team in July Rituraj Gaikwad will be seen playing county cricket for the first time. He will play a match against Surrey for Yorkshire in July. From here, he will also play ODI cups for Yorkshire until the end of England's domestic season.
The Yorkshire County Cricket Club informed about joining Rituraj Gaikwad on its social media handle.
Gaikwad has been away from cricket for 2 months In the IPL, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was dropped from the tournament on April 10 due to an elbow injury. MS Dhoni took the arch in his place, but the team was ranked 10th. Gaikwad played his last match on April 8, since he has not been able to play any match.
I'm excited to play County- Gaikwad 28 -year -old Rituraj said, 'I am excited to play county cricket. I always wanted to play cricket in England and there is no club bigger than Yorkshire in domestic cricket. I will have the opportunity during some important matches at the County Championship. I also want to make the team a champion in the ODI Cup. '
Rituraj Gaikwad has not played cricket for 2 months.
The coach said- the team's batting will be strong “I am very happy that Rituraj will join the team for the second half,” said Anthony McGrath, head coach of Yorkshire. He has a lot of talent and he has everything we are looking for in a player. With the arrival of the season, our batting will be very strong. It can also bat fast if needed. '
Rituraj Gaikwad has scored 1 century and 5 half centuries in white ball cricket for India.
Gaikwad has played 29 international matches Rituraj Gaikwad has debuted in ODI and T20 for India. He has scored 115 runs in 6 ODI and 633 in 23 T20. He has also scored 5 half centuries and 1 century. In addition to scoring double centuries in List-A cricket, he has also scored 7 centuries in first class cricket. He has also scored 2502 runs in 71 IPL matches for CSK.
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