Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad achieved a major feat during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 match between Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir in Kolkata on Wednesday, November 26. The right-handed batsman became the second fastest Indian to complete 5000 runs in this format.
During Maharashtra’s opening match in the T20 tournament, Ruturaj was out after scoring just 6 runs including one four in 8 balls. After the dismissal of Prithvi Shaw, the captain came to the crease. Rutu failed to score big in the match but completed his 5000 runs in the 20 over format of the game.
Ruturaj Gaikwad completed 5,000 runs in T20 format
Ruturaj Gaikwad entered the match four runs short of 5000 runs in this format. The right-handed batsman took 145 innings to reach the milestone and became the second fastest Indian to do so in T20 history. Gaikwad left Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli in the list of fastest Indians to score 5000 runs.
KL Rahul tops the Indian charts for being the fastest to score 5,000 T20 runs, achieving the feat in just 143 innings. Only Chris Gayle has achieved the feat faster, taking 132 innings to reach the milestone.
Ruturaj Gaikwad became the fourth fastest player to reach 5000 runs in T20.
Chris Gayle is the fastest batsman to score 5,000 T20 runs. The West Indies legend remains the leading run-scorer in this format with 14,562 runs, which includes an incredible 22 centuries and 88 fifties.
KL Rahul became the fastest Indian to reach this milestone. He took 143 innings to complete 5,000 T20 runs and now has over 8,000 runs to his name with an impressive average of 42.53.
Shaun Marsh and Devon Conway reached 5,000 T20 runs in 144 innings. Marsh finished his career with 7,050 runs, while Conway has scored over 6,800 runs so far. Ruturaj became the fourth fastest player to reach this milestone among batsmen around the world.
Ruturaj Gaikwad recalled to Indian team for ODI series against South Africa
Ruturaj Gaikwad has recently been recalled to India’s ODI squad for the home series against South Africa. He last played an ODI for the national team in December 2023, where he scored four against the Proteas at Gkebarha.
Ruturaj recently performed impressively for India A in the three-match ODI series against South Africa A. He scored 210 runs in three innings, and finished as the top run-scorer. The batsman scored 117 runs in the opening match and was named Player of the Series.
Gaikwad has played six ODI matches for India so far. The right-handed batsman has scored 115 runs at an average of 19.16. The selectors have now given him another chance to prove himself at the international level.
Captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer are unavailable as they are recovering from their respective injuries. Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul has been appointed as the stand-in captain for the three ODI matches. This series will start on 30th November in Ranchi.
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