Indian cricket team's young opener batsman Rituraj Gaikwad has taken a big decision. He has suddenly decided to return to India from England.

Shocking news has come from England. Indian cricket team's young opener Rituraj Gaikwad has suddenly decided to return to India. He will no longer play for Yorkshire in county cricket. The county club has given this information by issuing a statement. 

Rituraj Gaikwad had signed a deal to play County Championship and ODI Cup for Yorkshire, but now, due to personal reasons, he will not be able to make his debut in county cricket. He has withdrawn his name from the tournament. 

Let us tell you that Rituraj Gaikwad went on a tour of England with India-A for two unofficial Test matches against England Lions, but he did not get a chance to play in a single match. Then Gaikwad signed a deal with Yorkshire there. He had to play in both the County Championship and ODI Cup tournaments. There was a five-match contract between Gaikwad and Yorkshire. Gaikwad was to play county cricket from July 22. However, he has suddenly decided to return to India now. 

Gaikwad was dropped mid-season in IPL 2025

It is worth noting that Rituraj Gaikwad has been away from cricket for almost two months. He was out of the season in the middle of IPL 2025. He had an elbow injury, due to which he could play only five matches in IPL 2025. Chennai Super Kings captain Rituraj Gaikwad scored 122 runs in five matches of IPL 2025 at an average of 24.40. MS Dhoni captained the team in Gaikwad's absence. However, Chennai had a very poor performance. The team finished last on the points table. There is also news that Gaikwad's relationship with Chennai Super Kings has deteriorated. The franchise may also remove him from the post of captaincy.