Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad faced immense wrath of fans after he was dismissed early in the first innings of the Irani Cup match between Rest of India and Mumbai at Ekana Stadium here on Thursday, October 03, 2024.
India are scheduled to play the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 against Australia down under in November and December. The Irani Cup and upcoming Ranji Trophy are the tournaments where Gaikwad can display his skills and knock on the doors of the selectors to pick him as the backup opener for India for the away tour.
Gaikwad departed after scoring only nine runs off 27 balls. He was dismissed by the right-arm medium pacer M Juned Khan and was cleanly caught by Prithvi Shaw in the slips in the 11th over. Following this the fans went berserk and showcased their extreme disappointment towards his outing.
Despite Abhimanyu Easwaran scoring a flamboyant century, ROI have struggled to get going against Mumbai's rampant bowling unit. The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led outfit was in a spot of bother, placed at 289 for four, with Easwaran and Dhruv Jurel batting on 151* and 30*, respectively.
Easwaran has been one of the most consistent batters in the Indian domestic structure in red-ball cricket over the last few years. Prior to this game, He had 3847 runs at an average of 47.89 with 23 centuries.
