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Ruturaj Gaikwad has become one of the crucial players for the Chennai Super Kings since his IPL debut. Gaikwad has been a promising young cricketer who has done well for CSK in the past few years and also got his maiden India call for the limited-overs format. Now, there is anticipation that Gaikwad could be the captain of CSK in the future after MS Dhoni.
The 42-year-old Dhoni is likely to announce his retirement soon or more likely after the IPL 2024. Now there are so many questions about who could be the perfect replacement in CSK for Dhoni and who can keep the legacy of CSK alive in the tournament after Dhoni’s departure. Among all the players, Ruturaj Gaikwad is the frontrunner to take the leadership role in CSK in the future. Gaikwad led the Indian team to the gold medal in the 2023 Asian games in China and was appointed as the Indian vice-captain for the ongoing T20I series against Australia. He is now also one of the crucial players for CSK and is likely to take the baton from MS Dhoni soon. Let’s have a look at his IPL journey so far.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL 2024 Team & Price
Ruturaj Gaikwad was bought by CSK in 2019 at the price of ₹20 Lakhs, However, he got to play his first match in IPL in 2020. Gaikwad only played six games in that season and impressed everyone by scoring 204 runs at an average of 51.00 along with three half-centuries. After that, Gaikwad showed his absolute in the next season and finished as the leading run-scorer of the tournament in CSK’s title triumph in IPL 2021 with 635 runs from 16 matches averaging 45.35 along with four half-centuries and a hundred.. Let’s have an overview of his IPL career.
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 20,00,000 |
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 20,00,000 |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 20,00,000 |
| 2022 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 6,00,00,000 |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 6,00,00,000 |
| 2024 | Chennai Super Kings | ₹ 6,00,00,000 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Career
| Year | Mat | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 541 | 60.11 | 1 | 4 | 108* |
| 2023 | 16 | 590 | 42.14 | 0 | 4 | 92 |
| 2022 | 14 | 368 | 26.29 | 0 | 3 | 99 |
| 2021 | 16 | 635 | 45.35 | 1 | 4 | 101* |
| 2020 | 6 | 204 | 51.00 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad Last 10 IPL Innings
| Opponent | Runs (Balls Faced) |
|---|---|
| vs Hyderabad | 98 (54) |
| vs Lucknow | 108 (60) |
| vs Lucknow | 17 (13) |
| vs Mumbai | 69 (40) |
| vs Kolkata | 67 (58) |
| vs Hyderabad | 26 (21) |
| vs Delhi | 1 (2) |
| vs Gujarat | 46 (36) |
| vs Bangalore | 15 (15) |
| Final vs Gujarat | 26 (16) |
| Qualifier 1 vs Gujarat | 60 (44) |
| vs Delhi | 79 (50) |
| vs Kolkata | 17 (13) |
Ruturaj Gaikwad has been a consistent run-scorer for CSK throughout the years and will be looking forward to taking the leadership role in the future
CSK Team for IPL 2024 (Updated)
Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway (NZ), Avanish Rao Aravelly.
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane, Sameer Rizvi.
All-rounders: Moeen Ali (ENG), Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner (NZ), Ajay Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Rachin Ravindra (NZ), Daryl Mitchell (NZ), Shardul Thakur.
Bowlers: Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana (SL), Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana (SL), Mustafizur Rahman (BAN), Mukesh Choudhary.
