'He hasn't been selected because of one reason' - Aakash Chopra on Ruturaj Gaikwad's non-selection as Virat Kohli's replacement for IND vs AFG ODIs
Aakash Chopra dissects Ruturaj's non-selection in ODIs v AFG
10 Jun 2026
2 MinRuturaj Gaikwad
India
Current Series
Full Name
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Nationality
India
Other Name
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Role
Batter
Birth Date
31 Jan 1997 (29y 134d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| odi | 6 | 6 | -- | 115 | 71 | 19.16 | 157 | 73.24 | -- | 1 |
| t20i | 23 | 20 | 4 | 633 | 123 | 39.56 | 441 | 143.53 | 1 | 4 |
| t20 | 150 | 144 | 17 | 4996 | 123 | 39.33 | 3551 | 140.69 | 6 | 35 |
| fc | 43 | 73 | 4 | 3146 | 195 | 45.59 | 5151 | 61.07 | 9 | 16 |
| list a | 88 | 85 | 7 | 4509 | 220 | 57.8 | 4465 | 100.98 | 17 | 18 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| odi | 6 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 23 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 150 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 43 | 2 | 2.10 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 1.84 | 0 | -- | -- |
| list a | 88 | 1 | 2.30 | 12 | -- | -- | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND-A vs AFG-A | 66 | 11 Jun 2026 | Dambulla | lista |
| SLA vs INDA | 101 | 09 Jun 2026 | Dambulla | lista |
| GT vs CSK | 16 | 21 May 2026 | Ahmedabad | t20 |
| CSK vs SRH | 15 | 18 May 2026 | Chennai | t20 |
| LSG vs CSK | 13 | 15 May 2026 | Lucknow | t20 |
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