This Indian player is paying the price for being born in Kohli era, otherwise he is no less talented than Sachin-de Villiers

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|30-08-2024

Virat Kohli: Team India's star cricketer Virat Kohli has contributed a lot to his country. This 35-year-old player has been playing cricket for India continuously for about a decade and a half. The right-handed batsman has not only set many records but has also broken many records.

Recently, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from one format of cricket. Actually, this cricketer from Delhi will no longer be seen playing T20 Internationals. After his departure, the way will open in the team for such a player who was suffering the punishment of being born in the Kohli era.

In terms of talent, this young batsman is ahead of the big players. Let us know in detail which player we are talking about.

As soon as Virat Kohli leaves, this player's luck will open

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Actually, the player we are talking about is none other than Maharashtra's promising cricketer and right-handed batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad.

The 27-year-old player has proved his talent on the domestic stage and in the IPL before entering international cricket.

Rituraj has scored 2041 runs in 29 first class matches at an average of 43.42. In this, 6 centuries and 10 half-centuries have come from his bat. At the same time, he has also played 77 List-A matches so far. In which Rituraj Gaikwad has scored 4130 runs with an excellent average of 58.16. A brilliant double century is also recorded in this. In this format, the Indian batsman has scored 15 centuries and 17 half-centuries.

Such has been the record in international cricket

Ruturaj Gaikwad got a chance to debut in international cricket for India in the year 2021. He started his cricket career on the big stage through T20 International. At the same time, just a year later, this talented cricketer also made his debut in the 50 over format. So far he has played 23 T20 and 6 ODI matches for Team India.

He has scored 633 runs in T20 at an average of 39.56. During this, he has scored one century and 4 half-centuries at a strike rate of 143.53.

In ODI cricket, Rituraj has scored 115 runs with the help of one half-century. His highest score has been 71. However, he has not yet got the opportunity to play Test cricket.

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