Ruturaj Gaikwad
India · Chennai Super Kings
Right-hand bat · Right-arm off break
CSK's chosen successor to Dhoni
Role
Top-order Batsman, Captain
Batting
Right-hand bat
IPL Team
CSK
DOB
31 January 1997
Biography
Ruturaj Gaikwad became the youngest CSK captain in 2024 after Dhoni handed over leadership. A technically correct opener, Ruturaj has been among the most consistent IPL performers for four consecutive seasons.
Career Statistics
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 8 | 412 | 58.6 | 95.2 | 1 | 3 |
| T20I | 32 | 880 | 31.2 | 138.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Test | 6 | 222 | 22.2 | 54.2 | 0 | 1 |
🏏 IPL Career
95
Matches
3,300
Runs
38.2
Average
132.5
Strike Rate
Career Milestones
✨ Career Highlights
- ⭐Orange Cap winner 2021 (635 runs)
- ⭐Most runs for CSK in 2024 season
- ⭐Youngest CSK captain since Dhoni
- ⭐Best IPL career average (38+) for active opener
Fantasy Cricket Tips — Ruturaj Gaikwad
IPL 2026 captaincy, venue & matchup analysis
₹8.5 Cr
Opener / CSK captain — reliable anchor for any format
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SL Captain at Chepauk. High floor, strong home record.
Chepauk (home ground: avg 55+, SR 140+). Ahmedabad (GT, high-scoring).
Eden Gardens (KKR's spin attack neutralises him). Wankhede (MI pace dominates).
Lower ownership away from Chepauk. Away games = GL differential opportunity.
Chepauk: captain as anchor. Flat decks: depends on batting order (watch for No.3 move).
Left-arm seam: dominant. Right-arm spin: neutral — will rotate strike.
Chepauk IPL 2026: 380 runs at SR 138. CSK captain decisions: 75% win rate.
Most underrated captaincy pick in IPL 2026. Don't fade him at Chepauk home games.
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xFP Player Profile
Ruturaj Gaikwad — model view
The CricJosh expected-fantasy-points engine publishes a per-player vector: point estimate, 80% prediction band, captaincy multiplier, venue tilt, and a sample-size flag. This is the same data the captain overlay uses when ranking C/VC candidates. The numbers below are derived from the player’s last 60 innings (batters) or last 30 overs (bowlers), park-adjusted.
xFP per match
54.2
80% band: 38–71
Captain overlay
×2.0
band: ×1.8–×2.3
Sample size
high
> 60 innings
Venue tilt
flat deck +, spin –
composite tilt
Phase split
PP 38% / Mid 31% / Death 31%
fantasy-point share
Risk flag
low
tournament-wide calibrated
How to read these numbers
The xFP point estimate is the model’s best guess at this player’s fantasy-points-per-match under average conditions. The 80% band is the residual interval — under normal conditions, 4 out of 5 fixtures will sit inside the band. The captain overlay is multiplicative: applying it on top of xFP gives the captaincy-adjusted expectation. The venue tilt tells you which direction to lean when you apply the match-specific venue model manually.
Caveat
These outputs are part of a model-produced vector. CricJosh.app does not run real-money contests and does not endorse this player as a captaincy pick. The vector is one input to a probability-weighted decision; it is not a tip.