Former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra has praised India’s batter Ruturaj Gaikwad and referred to him as a player capable of excelling in all three formats. This statement came after India’s 20-run victory over Australia in the fourth T20I of the five-match series.
Gaikwad provided India with an excellent start and subsequent contributions from Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma helped India reach a total of 174 runs in the first innings. Rinku played an important role and scored 46 runs off 29 balls establishing a crucial partnership with Jitesh and helping India’s final score of 174 for 9.
While chasing the target of 175 runs, the Australian team was limited to 154 for 7 in 20 overs, thanks to exceptional performances from spinners Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi. This ensured India’s victory in the game by a margin of 20 runs.
While having a conversation with Jio Cinema, Ashish Nehra said, “Everybody knows what kind of a player he is (Ruturaj Gaikwad). When you talk about Yashasvi Jaiswal, his game is completely different compared to Ruturaj Gaikwad’s. You need solidity in the T20 format as well and that’s what Gaikwad brings to the table.”
Ashish Nehra said that Ruturaj Gaikwad is a three-format player for the team and his elegance and technique are unbelievable.
“There’s no doubt that Ruturaj Gaikwad is a three-format player for India. The kind of elegance that Ruturaj Gaikwad shows is unbelievable, amazing and it was a great, great, great knock,” Nehra added.
