As Ruturaj leads the Indian men's cricket team in the Asian Games 2023, he brings his own leadership style that is making news for the right reasons.
Ruturaj was born on 31st January 1997 in Pune, India.
Gaikwad began his cricketing journey at the age of 13 after joining the Dilip Vengsarkar Academy.
In 2016, at the age of 19, Ruturaj represented Maharashtra & got noticed for his ace game.
His father is a retired DRDO employee and mother is a teacher in a municipality school.
In 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
He owns a record for the most centuries by any player in the Vijay Hazare Trophy history.
Ruturaj's domestic performances got him his first contract in the IPL as a player of Chennai Super Kings,
He made his T20I Debut on 28th July 2021 for India against Sri Lanka,
As Gaikwad leads the men's cricket team at Asian Games 2023, we wish him all the luck to win the trophy.