India and Chennai Super Kings batter Ruturaj Gaikwad got married to long-term girlfriend Utkarsha Pawar. The opening batter shared the pictures of the nuptials on Instagram.
Ruturaj Gaikwad got married to Utkarsha Pawar© Instagram
Much like Gaikwad, Utakarsha is also a cricketer from Maharashtra. She was recently spotted accompanying Ruturaj in CSK’s title celebrations in Ahmedabad after the franchise had beaten Gujarat Titans to lift the IPL title for the record-equalling 5th time.
Among the CSK players who attended Gaikwad’s wedding ceremony were the likes of Shivam Dube and Prashant Solanki.
Some of the other famous cricketers like Shikhar Dhawan, Rashid Khan, Shreyas Iyer, and Umran Malik extended greetings to the newly-married couple on social media.
Ruturaj was one of the stars of the IPL 2023 campaign, stitching important partnerships with fellow opener Devon Conway. In 16 matches, Gaikwad scored 590 runs at an average of 42.14. He also scored four half-centuries in the tournament, with best score of 92.
In his IPL career since his debut for CSK since 2019, he has scored 1,797 runs at an average of 39.07 and a strike rate of 135.52. He has scored one century and 14 fifties, with best score of 101*.
He has played 9 T20Is for India, in which he has scored 135 runs with one fifty. He has also represented India in one ODI, in which he scored 19 runs.
With ANI inputs
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