Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad will join Yorkshire for 5 matches of the County Championship’s Division One in addition to the One-Day Cup.
Gaikwad will hyperlink up with the Yorkshire squad forward of their County match in opposition to Surrey at Scarborough in July and can stay with the workforce till the tip of the season, the membership stated on its web site.
The 28-year-old is presently part of the India A squad on the tour of England the place they’ve performed two four-day unofficial Tests in opposition to England Lions and their final project shall be an intra-squad four-day match in Beckenham in opposition to the senior aspect from June 13-16.
“Captain of Chennai Super Kings within the Indian Premier League and Maharashtra within the Ranji Trophy, the Pune-native is a extremely achieved batter with six worldwide ODI caps alongside his 23 appearances in IT20’s,” Yorkshire stated on their web site.
“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.
“It has always been a goal of mine to experience cricket in this country and there is no bigger Club in England than Yorkshire,” Gaikwad stated.
“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.” Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath hoped Gaikward’s addition would deliver “additional 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 stated.
Yorkshire are presently positioned second final within the 10-team Division One factors desk with one win, 4 defeats and two drawn video games to this point.
Published – June 10, 2025 04:24 pm IST
