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India.com
4 days ago
- Sport
- India.com
Shocking! Indian IPL Captain And Pakistan Player To Play Together In This League, Know Details
Indian opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and Pakistan's snubbed opener Abdullah Shafique will play together for Yorkshire in this season. Abdullah has signed for English County Club for two Championship matches and will also take part in four matches in Vitality T20 Blast. The opener will play alongside Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who earlier fetched a deal with Yorkshire for this season. India and Pakistan are currently having one of the worst diplomatic relations after India decided to retaliate in response to brutal killings of innocent civilians at Pahalgam. India's Women's World Cup schedule was announced yesterday and the talking point was of course India vs Pakistan. The high intensity battle with be played on October 5 at Colombo following the hybrid model agreed by BCCI and PCB during Champions Trophy 2025. After signing for Yorkshire Shafique sharing his excitement to join the club said 'I'm immensely pleased to be afforded this opportunity with Yorkshire and I'm eager to join up with the team ahead of a big game against Nottinghamshire. Headingley is a venue I've always wanted to play at and I'm excited to experience a Roses fixture which I've already heard will have an incredible atmosphere". 'There is so much history at this Club, and I hope I can contribute on the pitch at what is a very important period of the season for the team," he added. Currently Yorkshire has been down and out in the ongoing County Championship at the 9th position with a single win out of 7 games they played. Gavin Hamilton, The General Manager of Yorkshire Cricket earlier welcomed Ruturaj after he was signed. 'Ruturaj has a proven record in all formats and is a multi-faceted cricketer that will strengthen us greatly in the second half of the season. Everyone at Yorkshire CCC is excited by Ruturaj's signing and we look forward to welcoming him in July," the statement by Yorkshire read. Meanwhile the 28-year-old also shared his thoughts on joining the prestigious club. 'I'm excited to be joining up with Yorkshire for the rest of the English domestic season. It has always been a goal of mine to experience cricket in this country and there is no bigger Club in England than Yorkshire," Gaikwad said. "I know how important it is that I hit the ground running at what will be a crucial part of the season. We have some vital games in the County Championship and the One Day Cup is a great opportunity to win some silverware," he added. Gaikwad will join Yorkshire with the Surrey game on July 22 and will be with them for the whole of the season.
BBC News
5 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Yorkshire sign batter Shafique on short-term deal
Yorkshire have signed Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique on a short-term right-handed opener will be available for the next two Championship matches, starting against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on will also be eligible to play in the last four group games of Yorkshire's T20 Blast 25-year-old averages 38.56 from his 22 Test appearances, with five hundreds to his he leaves, India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad arrives for Yorkshire's final five Championship games of the season.
News18
14-06-2025
- Sport
- News18
Dropped For England Tests, Star Batter Scores 101 In Intra-Squad Match
Last Updated: Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a duck, Sarfaraz Khan retired after a hundred in India's intra-squad game. Star India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a duck, whereas Sarfaraz Khan was retired out after scoring a hundred in India's intra-squad game in Beckenham on Saturday, June 14, according to a report in The Indian Express. The team is gearing up for a gruelling five-match Test series against England, starting June 20 in Leeds. While BCCI had informed on Friday that KL Rahul and skipper Shubman Gill had scored half-centuries on Day 1 of the game, with Shardul Thakur being among the wickets, no such update was provided on Saturday. BCCI although posted a bunch of pictures from the game on the day, where Ravindra Jadeja was seen bowling with Sarfaraz on the crease, and most importantly, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was also seen bowling. Just a few blokes enjoying a game of red-ball cricket 🏏 — BCCI (@BCCI) June 14, 2025 The report adds that Abhimanyu Easwaran scored 39, Sai Sudharsan scored just one run less, Washington Sundar batted twice to score a duck and 35, Ishan Kishan was unbeaten on 45, while Shardul was 19*. If Sundar was given two chances to bat, it can be expected that the Indian team management is looking to give him a spot in the XI, which can be achieved only by benching Jadeja. Earlier, pacer Prasidh Krishna said that he has learned to 'switch on" according to the team's requirements and is now looking to carry his rich Indian Premier League form on to the tour of England. Having come back from a long injury layoff, Prasidh displayed excellent form in IPL 2025 and emerged as the league's highest wicket-taker and the winner of the Purple Cap. Prasidh is now chuffed about the five-match Test series against England, beginning at Leeds on June 20, for which the touring party is engaged in an intra-squad game in Beckenham. '(You have to) make sure you are focused when your chance is coming. But you can't be focused for a long time, especially when you are sitting outside, so you make sure you have a bit of fun," Prasidh said while speaking to BCCI. 'When you know you can sense the situation, you make sure you support your team in particular situations, making sure you are being switched on because anything can happen in the game," Prasidh added. First Published:
Hans India
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Ruturaj Gaikwad Joins Yorkshire for County Championship and One-Day Cup
Ruturaj Gaikwad is set to join Yorkshire as a strong batsman. He has proven his skill across all formats, especially during his current overseas spell where he scored seven centuries in 38 first-class matches. His highest score so far is 195 runs. At 28, Gaikwad is an IPL champion with Chennai Super Kings and has captained the team for the past two seasons. Gaikwad, a right-handed batsman from Pune, has played first-class cricket for India A and made 29 appearances in international limited-overs matches, including ODIs and T20Is. He will play for Yorkshire in the Rothesay County Championship from late July through the summer and also participate in some Metro Bank One-Day Cup matches in August. He started his senior domestic career in the 2016/17 season with Maharashtra. His breakthrough came during the 2021 IPL season when he scored 635 runs, the highest by any batter that year, helping Chennai Super Kings win their fourth IPL title. Gaikwad usually opens the batting but can also bat at three or four, maintaining a first-class average of 41.77 with seven centuries and 14 fifties. Gaikwad had captained Maharashtra and India A, leading the latter on a tour of Australia. He scored an unbeaten 123 off 57 balls for India in November 2023. He is one of only 15 batsmen worldwide to score 220+ runs in a List A match. Former Indian greats like Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, and Pujara have also played for the county.
NDTV
11-06-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Ruturaj Gaikwad To Join Yorkshire For English Season, Tilak Varma To Play For Hampshire
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad will join Yorkshire for five County Championship matches and the One-Day Cup, aiming to strengthen their batting lineup. Currently with India A in England, he looks forward to contributing to Yorkshire's success this season. Young Indian batting sensation Tilak Varma is set to broaden his horizons with a stint in English county cricket, having signed with Hampshire for the ongoing County Championship season. The move marks a significant milestone in the 22-year-old's promising career, as he prepares to test his red-ball skills in challenging overseas conditions. Tilak, who has already featured in four ODIs and 25 T20Is for India, was last seen in action for the Mumbai Indians during the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium on June 1. While his white-ball credentials are well documented, Tilak's red-ball performances have also been noteworthy. The announcement was made official by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Wednesday (June 11), highlighting the left-hander's growing reputation on the international stage. "The Hyderabad Cricket Association is happy to inform that Hyderabad International player Mr. N Thakur Tilak Varma has been approached by the team Hampshire County to play in the UK County Championship League," HCA said in a release. "The Hyderabad Cricket Association wishes him a great stint with Hampshire County." In 18 first-class matches, he has compiled 1204 runs, including five centuries and four fifties, underlining his potential as a multi-format asset. His most recent red-ball outing came during the Duleep Trophy last September when he turned out for India A against India C. Tilak's new team, Hampshire, are currently in the middle of their County Championship Division One campaign, having registered two wins, three draws, and two losses from seven matches. They recently suffered a nine-wicket defeat to table-toppers Sussex and will next face Essex in Chelmsford from June 22-25 - a fixture where Tilak may well make his county debut. Interestingly, Tilak isn't the only Indian cricketer heading to England this summer. On Tuesday, Ruturaj Gaikwad, captain of Chennai Super Kings, was announced as Yorkshire's newest overseas signing. The elegant right-hander is scheduled to join the club ahead of their County Championship match against Surrey in July and will stay on through the season, including the One-Day Cup. Gaikwad's move sees him follow in the footsteps of Indian greats like Sachin Tendulkar, who became Yorkshire's first overseas player in 1992, as well as Yuvraj Singh and Cheteshwar Pujara.
