Rituraj Gaekwad took charge of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. After this he performed brilliantly for the franchise and Team India. Gaekwad also performed brilliantly in the Zimbabwe tour. However, he was not selected for the Sri Lanka tour. Head coach Gautam Gambhir did not give him a chance in the T20 and ODI series. This left his fans very disappointed, but now there is good news for them, as the Maharashtra Cricket Association has now decided to make him the captain. He will be seen captaining Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy during the upcoming domestic season. Earlier this responsibility was on the shoulders of Kedar Jadhav.
Maharashtra made Rituraj Gaikwad the captain
In the last season of IPL, Rituraj Gaekwad was picked by Chennai Super Kings as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's successor. He had a great captaincy this season, but CSK failed to qualify for the playoffs. Rituraj Gaekwad scored 583 runs in 14 matches at an average of 53 and a strike rate of 141. Apart from this, he has been consistently performing well for Team India. Under his captaincy, India won the gold medal in the Asian Games. Seeing this performance, Maharashtra has made him their captain.
Will Gaikwad get Maharashtra out of trouble?
The last Ranji season was not good for Maharashtra, now the team is looking to achieve success under Gaekwad's captaincy. Maharashtra team managed to win only 1 match out of 7 matches during the 2023-24 season. 3 losses and 3 draws and finished seventh in the group. Maharashtra's first match of the 2024-25 season starting on October 11 will be against Jammu and Kashmir. For this he has announced a team of 28 members.
Why didn't Gaikwad get a chance?
Indian team has reached Sri Lanka for T20 and ODI series. Before leaving for the tour, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir explained the reason behind not picking Gaikwad. Talking to the media, Agarkar said that some players were given a chance on the Zimbabwe tour, some of them have performed well. He can be called up to play if the team needs him.
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