Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad will be joining Yorkshire for the five matches of the County Championship Division One and the One-Day Cup next month.

He will be joining the squad before their county fixture against Surrey in July and will stay with the team until the end of the season.

Chennai Super Kings has played six ODIs and 23 T20Is for India, and is currently part of the India A squad, although he has yet to appear on the tour. He has a first-class average of 41.77 with seven tons and an impressive List A average of 56.15 with 16 centuries.

“Captain of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy, the Pune-native is a highly accomplished batter with six international ODI caps alongside his 23 appearances in IT20s,” said Yorkshire on their website.

“The right-hander can bat anywhere in the top four and has shown versatility when required to step up and open the batting for India.”

Speaking on joining the County club, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said, “I’m excited to be joining up with Yorkshire for the rest of the English domestic season. “It has always been a goal of mine to experience cricket in this country and there is no bigger Club in England than Yorkshire.”

“I know how important it is that I hit the ground running at what will be a crucial part of the season. We have some vital games in the County Championship and the One-Day Cup is a great opportunity to win some silverware,” Gaikwad stated.

On the other hand, Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath hoped Gaikwad’s would bring ‘extra solidity’ to the team.

“He is a very accomplished cricketer with a natural all-round game that is well suited to the cricket we want to play. Ruturaj will give us some extra solidity in our batting lineup whilst having that ability to score quick runs when required. He’s an exciting talent and one I know is highly rated across the game,” he said.

Yorkshire are in the 9th position of Division one standings having won only one game out of seven with four losses and two draws.