Rituraj Gaikwad did not get a place in Team India, now this team has made him captain

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Rituraj Gaikwad performed brilliantly on the Zimbabwe tour. Despite this, he was not selected for the Sri Lanka tour. His fans were very angry with this and created a ruckus on social media. After CSK, now he has got a chance to captain another team.

Rituraj Gaikwad made captain in domestic cricket. (Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Rituraj Gaikwad took over Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024. After this, he performed brilliantly for the franchise as well as Team India. Gaikwad also performed brilliantly on the Zimbabwe tour. Despite this, 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. His fans were very disappointed with this, but now good news has come for them, because 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.

Will Gaikwad rescue Maharashtra from trouble?

In the last season of IPL, Chennai Super Kings chose Rituraj Gaikwad as the successor of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He did excellent captaincy this season, but could not qualify CSK for the playoffs. At the same time, he also scored a lot of runs with the bat. He 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 these performances, Maharashtra has made him their captain.

The last Ranji season was not good for Maharashtra, now this team wants to achieve success under the captaincy of Gaikwad. Maharashtra team was able to win only 1 out of 7 matches during the 2023-24 season. At the same time, 3 were lost and 3 matches were drawn. In this way, it finished at number seven in the Elite Group. In the 2024-25 season starting from October 11, Maharashtra's first match will be against Jammu and Kashmir. For this, it has announced a 28-member squad.

Why did Gaikwad not get a chance?

The Indian team has reached Sri Lanka for the T20 and ODI series. Before going on this tour, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir had told the reason behind not selecting Gaikwad. Talking to the media, Agarkar said that some players were given a chance on the Zimbabwe tour, some of them have performed well. They can be called to play if the team needs them.