Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named the new captain of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after Mahendra Singh Dhoni resigned from the position. (Image: AFP)
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With a strike rate of 135.52, 27-year-old Ruturaj Gaikwad has amassed 1,797 IPL runs with 14 fifty-score runs and a century. The Maharashtrian right-handed opener is often referred to as "Rocket Raja." (Image: AFP)
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Ruturaj Gaikwad left a big impression on Indian cricket fans after he scored an incredible 635 runs for the champion Chennai Super Kings in 2021. (Image: AFP)
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The team had gambled on Gaikwad as a player for the future the previous season, using him as an anchoring opener who could attack when necessary. They granted him six games, and he scored more than 200 runs to demonstrate his abilities. (Image: AFP)
In 2016–17, Gaikwad made his first-class, List A, and T20 debuts. He excelled in the middle format, scoring 444 runs, which was the third-highest total in the Vijay Hazare Trophy that year. In a June 2019 List A match against Sri Lanka A, he scored 187 runs without giving up, demonstrating that he possessed all the necessary skills. Later that year, in the Ranji Trophy, he struck a century and fifty runs against Chhatisgarh. (Image: AFP)
![With a strike rate of 135.52, 27-year-old Ruturaj Gaikwad has amassed 1797 IPL runs with 14 fifty-score runs and a century. The Maharashtrian right-handed opener is often referred to as "Rocket Raja." (Image: AFP)](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2024/03/rituraj.jpg "With a strike rate of 135.52, 27-year-old Ruturaj Gaikwad has amassed 1797 IPL runs with 14 fifty-score runs and a century. The Maharashtrian right-handed opener is often referred to as "Rocket Raja." (Image: AFP)")
