Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener Ruturaj Gaikwad was gutted after falling for 99 against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL 2022 clash in his hometown on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener Ruturaj Gaikwad may have missed out on his second IPL century on Sunday, but reached a milestone in the clash against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association.
The 25-year-old became the joint-fastest Indian batter to complete 1000 runs in the T20 league, equalling the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who also reached the milestone in 31 innings. Former CSK all-rounder Suresh Raina (34 innings), Rajasthan Royals opener Devdutt Padikkal (35), and Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant (35) are a few others who have achieved this feat in quick time.
Fastest 1k Milestone Run with the 99! 👏 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/0Q6IpPrW82
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed a stellar 57-ball 99, falling agonisingly short of his second IPL century and paired with Devon Conway for a mammoth 182-run opening stand. The right-handed batter eventually cut a slower delivery from T Natarajan straight to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at the backward point as Sunrisers Hyderabad drew first blood.
In 2021, Ruturaj Gaikwad was the tournament's Organ Cap holder as he scored 653 runs in a year that CSK went on to become IPL champions for the fourth time. This year's tournament hasn't been remarkable for the CSK opener as he registered only one half-century (73 vs Gujarat Titans) before today's stellar knock.
As MS Dhoni returned to lead CSK once again after Ravindra Jadeja decided to hand him the responsibility, the batters looked unstoppable. They posted a massive total of 202 for the loss of 2 wickets in their 20 overs.
Following this feat, Twitter exploded with messages for Ruturaj Gaikwad, with several fans applauding the effort of the CSK opener, although he missed out on a century. Here's a look at some of the reactions:
So much to like about RG. Plays express pace like most do against medium pace. He will get there in time. No Doubts. Classy stuff tonite pic.twitter.com/M4EQR9vEg6
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc)Ruturaj Gaikwad completes 1,000 runs in the IPL. He becomes the joint fastest Indian with Sachin Tendulkar to achieve this feat.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad become the joint-fastest
Player to score 1000 runs in Indian Premier League history. He equalled
batting great Sachin Tendulkar's
record of hitting 1000 runs in 31 IPL
innings. pic.twitter.com/gQQL9wbHGZ
How tragic that Ruturaj Gaikwad should be dismissed on 99 after playing perhaps the most sensational knock as yet this season. Not just tamed but collared Hyderabad’s dreaded pace attack
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)🥺💔
Ruturaj Gaikwad Missed well deserved century by just one run 😓 | | https://t.co/qTkAWNmDI7 pic.twitter.com/qj2DmtqUqn
Fastest Indian players to reach 1000 runs in IPL
• Ruturaj Gaikwad - 31 innings.
• Sachin Tendulkar - 31 innings 💙 👑
• Suresh Raina - 34 innings.
• Devdutt Padikkal - 35 innings.
• Rishabh Pant - 35 innings.
• Rohit Sharma - 37 innings
Records like pic.twitter.com/ti4Z2HoWAK
Milestone Alert :- Ruturaj Gaikwad completes 1,000 runs in the IPL. He became the joint fastest Indian to achieve this feat along with Sachin Tendulkar.💛🥳
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For his stupendous knock of 99 off 57 deliveries, is our Top Performer from the first innings.
A look at his batting summary here 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/upsRLlQuy6
Pune born Ruturaj Gaikwad playing at his home ground on Maharashtra Day 😉 pic.twitter.com/eNTNAQhp8L
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)Spark ⚡️ is back!🥳💛
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