Ruturaj Gaikwad completed 4000 runs in his T20 career. The special thing is that he has touched this figure while playing the least number of innings among Indian players.
Ruturaj Gaikwad 4000 T20 Runs:
Ruturaj Gaikwad registered a big record in his name by scoring 7 runs in the Raipur T20 match between India and Australia. He has now become the fastest Indian batsman to score 4000 T20 runs. He has touched this figure in just 116 innings. Earlier this record was recorded in the name of KL Rahul. KL had completed 4000 runs in T20 cricket in 117 innings.
Out of these 116 innings, Ruturaj Gaikwad has played 100 innings in IPL and other domestic tournament matches, while 16 of his innings have come in international cricket. He has scored a total of 5 centuries in the T20 matches played so far. In the last match itself, he had played a brilliant century. Ruturaj’s batting average in T20 cricket is 38+ and strike rate is 139+.
Chris Gayle's name is the fastest to 4000 runs in T20.
West Indies’ legendary batsman Chris Gayle is at the top among the fastest scorers of 4000 runs in T20 cricket. This player, known as Universe Boss, had scored 4000 runs in 107 innings of 109 matches. He made this record in the year 2012. Even after 11 years, no one has been able to break this record. Let us tell you that the first batsman to complete four thousand runs in T20 cricket is also there.
International career of Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad made his international debut in July 2021. His career started with T20 matches. This match was played against host Sri Lanka in Colombo. In his short international career of two and a half years, Ruturaj Gaikwad got a chance to play only 18 T20 matches. In fact, due to his inability to perform regularly and injury, he kept going in and out of the team.
Till now he has 450+ T20 International runs in his name. Gaikwad’s batting average in T20 International has been 38+ and strike rate has been 144+. Gaikwad has also debuted in ODI. He has played 4 ODI matches and scored 106 runs.