Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL 2027 Stats: Runs, Centuries, Price, Team
Few players in IPL history have risen from a base-price signing to franchise captain as quickly as Ruturaj Gaikwad. Bought by Chennai Super Kings for just ₹20 lakh in the 2019 auction, he did not play a single game that season. When he finally debuted in 2020, he announced himself with three consecutive fifties. One year later he was lifting the IPL trophy, the Orange Cap, and the Emerging Player of the Year award in the same season. Any search of Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Stats tells the same story: a technically complete right-handed opener whose numbers place him among the most consistent top-order batters the league has produced.
Gaikwad took over the CSK captaincy from MS Dhoni in March 2024 and remains one of only a handful of players to have spent his entire IPL career with a single franchise. Across 85 matches — all for Chennai — he has scored 2,839 runs at an average of 38.36, including two centuries. But the last two seasons have tested that reputation: an elbow injury cut short his 2025 campaign after five matches, and a lean 2026 saw his average drop to 28.08 as CSK missed the playoffs for a third straight year. This page carries his complete, verified IPL record — season by season, with his 2027 status as it stands today.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Stats Overview
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Ruturaj Dashrathe Gaikwad |
| IPL Debut | 22 September 2020, vs Rajasthan Royals (Sharjah) |
| Role | Right-handed opening batter, Captain |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm offbreak (rarely bowls) |
| Nationality | India |
| Current IPL Team | Chennai Super Kings (Captain) |
| IPL Matches | 85 |
| IPL Innings | 84 |
| IPL Runs | 2,839 |
| Highest Score | 108* (vs Lucknow Super Giants, 2024) |
| Batting Average | 38.36 |
| Strike Rate | 135.64 |
| Centuries / Fifties | 2 / 22 |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Ruturaj Gaikwad?
Ruturaj Dashrathe Gaikwad was born on 31 January 1997 in Pune, Maharashtra. A right-handed top-order batter and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler, he represents Maharashtra in domestic cricket and India internationally. His classical technique and calm temperament earned him the nickname “Rutu” among teammates and “Rocket Raja” in some sections of the Chennai crowd.
Gaikwad’s rise was built on heavy domestic scoring — he holds the List A record of seven sixes in a single over (against Uttar Pradesh in the 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final). For India he made his T20I debut in July 2021 and his ODI debut in October 2022, and he captained India to the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games men’s cricket event. In the IPL, he succeeded MS Dhoni as Chennai Super Kings captain on 21 March 2024, becoming only the fourth captain in the franchise’s history.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Status / Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chennai Super Kings | Bought at auction, ₹20 lakh (no matches played) |
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | Retained, ₹20 lakh — IPL debut |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | Retained, ₹20 lakh — Orange Cap season |
| 2022 | Chennai Super Kings | Retained, ₹6 crore |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Retained, ₹6 crore — IPL champion |
| 2024 | Chennai Super Kings | Retained, ₹6 crore — named captain |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | Retained, ₹18 crore |
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | Retained, ₹18 crore — captain |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Retention list expected mid-November 2026 |
Gaikwad is a genuine one-franchise player: every one of his 85 IPL matches has come in Chennai yellow. CSK signed him at his ₹20 lakh base price in the December 2018 auction, retained him ahead of the 2022 mega auction for ₹6 crore after his Orange Cap season, and raised him to ₹18 crore ahead of the 2025 mega auction when he was already the team’s captain. He has never been bought by, traded to, or released to another franchise.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL 2024 Stats
| Batting | Figure | Bowling | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 14 | Overs | – |
| Innings | 14 | Wickets | – |
| Runs | 583 | Best Bowling | – |
| Highest Score | 108* (vs LSG) | Average | – |
| Average | 53.00 | Economy | – |
| 50s / 100s | 4 / 1 | ||
| 4s / 6s | 58 / 18 |
Gaikwad’s first season as captain was arguably his most complete with the bat. His 583 runs came at an average of 53.00 and a strike rate of 141.16, good enough for second place in the Orange Cap race. The highlight was an unbeaten 108 against Lucknow Super Giants at Chepauk on 30 April 2024 — the first hundred by a CSK captain in IPL history. Yet CSK narrowly missed the playoffs, finishing fifth on net run rate after winning seven of 14 games.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL 2025 Stats
| Batting | Figure | Bowling | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 5 | Overs | – |
| Innings | 5 | Wickets | – |
| Runs | 122 | Best Bowling | – |
| Highest Score | 63 (vs RR) | Average | – |
| Average | 24.40 | Economy | – |
| Strike Rate | 150.62 | 4w / 5w | – |
| 50s / 100s | 2 / 0 | ||
| 4s / 6s | 14 / 4 |
The 2025 season never got going for Gaikwad. He played five matches — scoring 122 runs, including a 63 against Rajasthan Royals at a strike rate of 150.62 — before an elbow injury ruled him out for the rest of the campaign. MS Dhoni stepped back in as stand-in captain. CSK missed the playoffs for a second straight season, and the injury remains the only serious fitness interruption of Gaikwad’s IPL career.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL 2026 Stats
| Batting | Figure | Bowling | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 14 | Overs | – |
| Innings | 14 | Wickets | – |
| Runs | 337 | Best Bowling | – |
| Highest Score | 74 (vs GT) | Average | – |
| Average | 28.08 | Economy | – |
| Strike Rate | 123.44 | 4w / 5w | – |
| 50s / 100s | 2 / 0 | ||
| 4s / 6s | 29 / 12 |
Returning as captain in 2026, Gaikwad endured his leanest full season. His 337 runs at 28.08 were nearly 250 fewer than his 2024 tally, and his strike rate of 123.44 reflected a struggle to match the power-hitting tempo of modern T20 opening batting. CSK won six of 14 matches and finished eighth — a third consecutive playoff elimination — and his captaincy came under open scrutiny, with some sections of the management reportedly unhappy. Off the field, the season ended with Stephen Fleming’s exit as head coach and Zaheer Khan’s appointment. After the season, media reports in September 2026 suggested CSK were likely to persist with Gaikwad as captain for 2027 — but that remains unconfirmed by the franchise.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. The 2027 edition will be the 20th season of the league, and the IPL has announced a March 14–May 30 window for it, with the season expected to begin towards the end of March 2027. No 2027 matches have been played as of 6 October 2026, so no stats exist for this season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL 2027 Team and Price
Gaikwad’s IPL 2027 team and price are not officially confirmed. CSK have not published their retention list, and no auction, trade, or retention price for 2027 has been announced by the franchise or the IPL as of 6 October 2026.
What is known: the IPL 2027 auction will be a one-day mini-auction held in Goa in December 2026 (reportedly December 15–16, though the BCCI has not formally confirmed the dates). The retention and release deadline is reportedly set around mid-November 2026 — full details of the IPL 2027 retention deadline, rules and purse are tracked on this site. September 2026 media reports suggested CSK were likely to retain Gaikwad as captain for one more season, but media speculation is not an official confirmation. His last confirmed price is ₹18 crore, at which CSK retained him ahead of the 2025 mega auction. A retained player is kept at his existing salary — he would not be “bought” at auction unless released and re-acquired. We will update this section the moment CSK’s official retained list is published.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Career Batting Stats
| Matches | Innings | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 84 | 2,839 | 108* | 38.36 | 135.64 | 10 | 260 | 107 | 22 | 2 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CSK | 6 | 6 | 204 | 72 | 51.00 | 120.71 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| 2021 | CSK | 16 | 16 | 635 | 101* | 45.36 | 136.27 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| 2022 | CSK | 14 | 14 | 368 | 99 | 26.29 | 126.46 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | CSK | 16 | 15 | 590 | 92 | 42.14 | 147.50 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| 2024 | CSK | 14 | 14 | 583 | 108* | 53.00 | 141.16 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| 2025 | CSK | 5 | 5 | 122 | 63 | 24.40 | 150.62 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| 2026 | CSK | 14 | 14 | 337 | 74 | 28.08 | 123.44 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Career | CSK | 85 | 84 | 2,839 | 108* | 38.36 | 135.64 | 22 | 2 | – | – |
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Highest Score
Gaikwad’s highest IPL score is 108 not out against Lucknow Super Giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on 30 April 2024. It made him the first CSK captain to score an IPL hundred. He reached the landmark in 56 balls in a chase-night special that included 12 fours and 3 sixes, and it headlined a season in which he averaged 53.00.
His other IPL hundred is 101 not out against Rajasthan Royals on 2 October 2021 in Abu Dhabi, the innings that sealed his Orange Cap that season. Both hundreds have come while opening the batting — the role he has held throughout his IPL career.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Batting Records
- First uncapped player to win the IPL Orange Cap (635 runs, 2021).
- Fastest Indian to 2,000 IPL runs — 57 innings (third-fastest overall, behind Chris Gayle and Shaun Marsh).
- First CSK captain to score an IPL century (108* vs LSG, 2024).
- Fourth-highest run-getter in CSK history (2,839), behind MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis.
- One of only three CSK batters with multiple IPL hundreds (alongside Murali Vijay and Shane Watson).
- Third-best career average in IPL history among batters with 2,000+ runs at the start of the 2026 season (40.35, behind KL Rahul and David Warner).
- Seven 50-plus scores at Chepauk — joint second-most for any batter at the venue (with MS Dhoni and Michael Hussey, behind Suresh Raina).
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CSK | ₹20 lakh | Auction — bought at base price |
| 2020 | CSK | ₹20 lakh | Retained |
| 2021 | CSK | ₹20 lakh | Retained |
| 2022 | CSK | ₹6 crore | Retained (ahead of mega auction) |
| 2023 | CSK | ₹6 crore | Retained |
| 2024 | CSK | ₹6 crore | Retained |
| 2025 | CSK | ₹18 crore | Retained (ahead of mega auction) |
| 2026 | CSK | ₹18 crore | Retained |
| 2027 | – | Not officially confirmed | Retention list not yet published |
Gaikwad’s price trajectory is one of the steepest in IPL history: from ₹20 lakh at the 2019 auction to ₹18 crore as retained captain by 2025 — a 90-fold rise. Note the wording: he was retained, not bought, ahead of the 2022 and 2025 mega auctions. Anyone tracking the upcoming market should watch the IPL 2027 auction date, venue and time and the IPL 2027 trade window guide for official updates.
Ruturaj Gaikwad IPL Records and Achievements
- IPL 2021: Orange Cap winner (635 runs), Emerging Player of the Season, IPL champion with CSK — the first uncapped player to win the Orange Cap.
- IPL 2023: IPL champion with CSK, scoring 590 runs in the title run at a strike rate of 147.50.
- IPL 2024: Named CSK captain; first CSK captain to score an IPL hundred; finished runner-up in the Orange Cap race (583 runs).
- Fourth CSK batter to reach 2,500 IPL runs for the franchise (April 2025).
- Five 90-plus scores in the IPL — more than any other CSK batter.
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s IPL Performance Analysis
Gaikwad’s IPL career breaks cleanly into two halves. From 2020 to 2024 he was the league’s model of top-order consistency: four seasons of 500+ runs or near-equivalent output, an average that hovered between 42 and 53 in three of those years, and two hundreds. His 2024 season as captain — 583 runs at 53.00 and a strike rate of 141.16 — answered the question of whether leadership would blunt his batting. It did not.
The last two seasons tell a different story, for different reasons. The 2025 sample is too small to judge: five games, 122 runs at a strike rate of 150.62, then the elbow injury. The 2026 season, however, is a full campaign of decline — 337 runs at 28.08 with a strike rate of 123.44 that sat well below what modern opening batters are expected to produce. Across his career, his strike rate of 135.64 was once ahead of the curve for an anchor; in 2026 it lagged behind even his own standards.
The underlying record still protects his reputation: 2,839 runs at 38.36 in 85 matches is elite production, and he remains one of only two batters in IPL history to combine an Orange Cap with an Emerging Player award. Whether the 2027 season — under whatever retention terms CSK announce — restores his 2024 trajectory is the defining question of his next chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which team does Ruturaj Gaikwad play for in IPL 2027?
His 2027 team is not officially confirmed. He captained Chennai Super Kings through the 2026 season and has played his entire IPL career for CSK. CSK’s retention list is expected around mid-November 2026, ahead of the December mini-auction.
How many runs has Ruturaj Gaikwad scored in the IPL?
2,839 runs in 85 matches (84 innings) at an average of 38.36 and a strike rate of 135.64 — all for Chennai Super Kings. His record includes two centuries and 22 fifties.
How many IPL centuries does Ruturaj Gaikwad have?
Two: 101* against Rajasthan Royals in 2021 and 108* against Lucknow Super Giants in 2024. The 108* made him the first CSK captain to score an IPL hundred.
Did Ruturaj Gaikwad win the IPL Orange Cap?
Yes. In 2021 he scored 635 runs to win the Orange Cap — the first uncapped player to do so — and was also named Emerging Player of the Season. He finished runner-up in the 2024 Orange Cap race with 583 runs.
Why did Ruturaj Gaikwad miss most of IPL 2025?
An elbow injury ruled him out after five matches, in which he had scored 122 runs at a strike rate of 150.62. MS Dhoni took over as stand-in captain for the rest of the season.
When did Ruturaj Gaikwad become CSK captain?
On 21 March 2024, just before the season started, he succeeded MS Dhoni as Chennai Super Kings captain — only the fourth captain in the franchise’s history.
What is Ruturaj Gaikwad’s highest IPL score?
108 not out, against Lucknow Super Giants at Chepauk on 30 April 2024.
What was Ruturaj Gaikwad’s retention price at CSK?
₹18 crore, retained ahead of the 2025 mega auction — up from ₹6 crore (2022–2024) and his original ₹20 lakh at the 2019 auction. He was retained, not bought, at each step.
Sources and Data Notes
Career and season statistics are cross-checked against the official IPL player profile (iplt20.com), ESPNcricinfo (via established press citations), Cricbuzz-season data as reported in Indian sports media, and reports from Sportskeeda, NewsBytes, MyKhel, the Times of India, the Financial Express, and PTI. Auction and retention price history is reported consistently across multiple Indian sports outlets and CSK’s own records.
Statistics and player information are checked against available reliable sources and may be updated as new IPL matches, transfers, or official announcements are confirmed.
Statistics updated through: 6 October 2026.
