Ruturaj Gaikwad was defeated in the first match of the IPL. Shatran narrowly misses out. Chennai Super Kings could not win despite his innings of 92 runs. However, after the match, Ruturaj was praised by the opposing captain. Gujarat Titans leader Hardik Pandya said that he wants to see Ruturaj back in the Indian team. Pandya said, “He played some shots where the bowlers had nothing to do. He hit some amazing shots. Full credit to him. The way he is playing, he will do great things for the Indian team in the coming days. There is something positive about his game.

Hopefully, when the time comes, everyone in the Indian cricket team will stand by him.”After making his debut in July 2021, Ruturaj played in 9 T20 matches. He scored 135 runs. Also played one ODI in 2022. According to Hardik, the way Ruthuraj was playing on Friday, anyone would be afraid to bowl to such a batter. Hardik said, “We all know what kind of cricketer Ruthuraj is. At one point, it looked like Chennai would put up 220-230. I did not understand where to tell Ruturaj. Once it seemed that he would not be out. A true all-round cricketer. Because he hit balls that can’t be called bad balls at all. Even though he is good, he hit all the shots. That made the difference. As the leader of the opposition, my job became very difficult.”