The English domestic side Yorkshire CC confirmed the signing of Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad on Tuesday.
He will join the Yorkshire squad ahead of the Rothesay County Championship game against Surrey at Scarborough in July and will remain with the White Rose until the end of the season. He will also be available for selection in the One Day Cup, which starts on August 5.
“The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is delighted to announce the overseas signing of Ruturaj Gaikwad,” a statement from the club read. Gaikwad, who is in India A’s squad for the warm-up games against England Lions, will stay back in England.
“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.
Captain of five-time champion Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy, the Pune native is a highly accomplished batter with six international ODI caps alongside his 23 appearances in T20Is.
However, the top-order batter was ruled out of the recently concluded IPL season with an elbow injury.
