A surprising news has come out from England. Rituraj Gaikwad, the youth opener of the Indian cricket team, has suddenly decided to return to India. He will no longer play for Yorkshire in county cricket. The County Club has given this information by issuing a statement.

Rituraj Gaikwad had signed a deal for Yorkshire to play the county championship and ODI Cup, but now he will not be able to debut in county cricket due to personal reasons. He has withdrawn his name from the tournament.

Let me tell you that Rituraj went on a tour of England for two unofficial Test matches against England Lions with Gaikwad India-A, but he did not get a chance to play in a single match. Then Gaikwad signed the deal with Yorkshire there. He was to play in both the county championship and the ODI Cup tournament. There was a five -match agreement between Gaikwad and Yorkshire. From July 22, Gaikwad was to play county cricket. However, he has suddenly decided to return to India.

Gaikwad was out of the middle season in IPL 2025

Significantly, Rituraj Gaikwad has been walking away from cricket for about two months. He was out of the season between IPL 2025. He was hurt in the elbow, due to which he could play only five matches in IPL 2025. Chennai Super Kings captain Rituraj Gaikwad scored 122 runs in five matches of IPL 2025 at an average of 24.40. In the absence of Gaikwad, MS Dhoni captained the team. However, Chennai had a very poor performance. The team finished last on the points table. There is also news that Gaikwad’s relationship has deteriorated with Chennai Super Kings. The franchise can also remove them from the post of captaincy.

MS Dhoni on Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad: Chennai Super Kings are one of the most successful teams of IPL. MS Dhoni has made this team a five -time champion under his captaincy, but before the last year i.e. IPL 2024, he handed over the command of Chennai to Rituraj Gaikwad. Gaikwad’s personal performance season rate season has become better, as well as impressed by his captaincy. But many people believe that Dhoni is still running the CSK team to a great extent. Dhoni himself has broken the silence on this subject.

Recently, Dhoni gave an interview to Jio Hotstar, in which he revealed that during the match, most of the decisions take Gaekwad themselves. He said, “Before the start of the tournament, I told him,” If I am giving you any advice, it is not necessary that he believes you. I will try to maintain distance from the decisions of the team. ” While the previous season was going on, many people speculated as if I was taking all the decisions of the team from behind.

There is something special in Rituraj – Dhoni

MS Dhoni said that it has been a long time for Rituraj Gaikwad to CSK and he has done well for the team. Dhoni said, “He remains very humble and calm. There is a very good synergy between him and Stephen Fleming. This was the reason we had chosen him for the role of leadership. When the last IPL season ended, I told him that 90 percent of the team’s responsibility will be on you the next season. So prepare yourself mentally.”

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