Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad is an Indian cricketer and Chennai Super Kings captain whose batting takes fans from Maharashtra’s domestic matches to the international stage.
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IPLOverview
- Born
- 31 January 1997 · Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Cricket
- Right-handed batter; India, Maharashtra and Chennai Super Kings
- India debut
- T20Is in 2021; ODIs in 2022
- Breakout
- 2021 IPL Orange Cap and Emerging Player award
- Leadership
- India’s Asian Games gold-medal captain in 2023; CSK captain from 2024
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in Pune, Ruturaj joined the Varroc Dilip Vengsarkar Academy at 13 and progressed through Maharashtra’s age-group teams. He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra in 2016.
The Chennai breakthrough.
Chennai Super Kings bought him ahead of the 2019 season, and he made his IPL debut in 2020. The following year brought his breakthrough: 635 runs, the Orange Cap and the Emerging Player award as CSK won the title.
Leading from the crease.
He captained India to men’s cricket gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023. In March 2024, MS Dhoni handed him the CSK captaincy.
Building his India story.
His India career began with T20Is in 2021 and ODIs in 2022. In December 2025, he made his first ODI hundred, batting at No. 4 against South Africa in Raipur.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025India v South Africa, second ODIBatter · Maiden ODI century, 105
- 2024Chennai Super Kings captaincyCaptain · Took over from MS Dhoni
- 2023Hangzhou Asian Games men’s cricketIndia captain · Gold medal
- 2022Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final v Uttar PradeshMaharashtra batter · 220 not out, including seven sixes in one over
- 2021Indian Premier LeagueCSK batter · Orange Cap winner
Awards
Quotes
You dream of these kind of moments, to be able to have that kind of partnership. I really enjoyed it a lot.Ruturaj Gaikwad, ICC post-match report
Speaking after his 195-run partnership with Virat Kohli in the Raipur ODI against South Africa in December 2025.
Trivia
- His seven sixes in one over against Uttar Pradesh in 2022 included a six off a no-ball; the over yielded 43 runs.
- He joined the Varroc Dilip Vengsarkar Academy in Pune at 13.
- India’s Asian Games gold came after rain stopped the final against Afghanistan; India won on superior seeding.
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