‘Better late than never’: Twitter hails Ruturaj Gaikwad’s first fifty in Indian T20 League 2022

Chennai is facing Gujarat in the 29^th match of the Indian T20 League at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Gujarat’s acting captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to field first. Chennai lost Robin Uthappa early in the innings during the third over of the innings. Moeen Ali also could not fire as he was dismissed by Alzarri Joseph for just 1 run.

But at the other end, Ruturaj Gaikwad continued strong. The kind of touch he looked in, never made it evident that he was completely out of form in the first five matches. He began his knock by rotating the strike and getting acquainted with the conditions in the process, with occasional boundaries. As he got settled, he took on the bowlers and made a brilliant show of his elegance.

Notably, in the first five matches, Gaikwad had scored just 35 runs and was failing to give his team a solid start. But today it appeared that he regained his form back. Ruturaj’s return to form will be a piece of very happy news for the team. The fans were all excited as he completed his half-century in the 37^th ball of his innings. They welcomed him back to form and commented that it is better late than never to help your team with such important contributions. The fans of the Yellow Army will hope that the young opener continues the form he has found back in this match and lays strong foundations of formidable totals for the team.

https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1515691398447738884?s=20&t=OwVGTgZVlJaUACPWeAzErQ

Half century for Ruturaj Gaikwad – his first this season. Solid knock from the opener for CSK! #GTvCSK #TATAIPL #IPL2022

Follow the game here https://t.co/53tJkfV05q pic.twitter.com/NyLyjo6TS4

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2022

https://twitter.com/AyushRa15743279/status/1515705903605248001?s=20&t=OwVGTgZVlJaUACPWeAzErQ

First fifty for Ruturaj in IPL2022 off 37 balls, he is back in form.#IPL2022 #GTvCSK pic.twitter.com/FpPcbLiY2A

— Ashmin Aryal (@AryalAshmin) April 17, 2022

Welcome back among runs, Ruturaj Gaikwad. Important 50 for the youngster.#IPL2022 #GTvCSK

— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) April 17, 2022

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