Currently, the second round of Ranji Trophy matches are being played in Indian domestic cricket. The teams of Mumbai and Maharashtra are face to face in this tournament. In the first innings of this match, Mumbai team had achieved a lead of more than 300 runs. But a brilliant comeback was seen from Maharashtra in the second innings. In this innings, a brilliant innings with the bat was seen from a young player of Team India. This player can be seen captaining an Indian team on the Australia tour later this year.

Scored a century amid discussions about becoming captain

Maharashtra team captain Rituraj Gaikwad has played one captaincy innings in this match. He managed to score a century in the second innings of the match. The special thing was that he completed his century in just 87 balls. During this period, 14 fours and 2 sixes were seen from his bat. He gave a tough class to the Mumbai bowlers and got his team back in the match. He scored a century while scoring runs at a strike rate of around 115, which is rarely seen in red ball cricket.

Let us tell you, Rituraj Gaikwad had taken the responsibility of opening in the first innings of this match. But he could play only 2 balls and returned to the pavilion without opening the account. After this he decided to bat at number three and scored a brilliant century. This is the 7th century of Rituraj Gaikwad's first class career. Apart from this, he has also scored 15 centuries in List A. At the same time, he has a century in his name in international cricket, which he scored in T20I format.

Can become captain on Australia tour

A five-match Test series will be played between India and Australia from November 22. Before the start of this series, the Indian A team will tour Australia. It is believed that Rituraj Gaikwad may get the captaincy of India A for this tour. Apart from this, Rituraj Gaikwad can also be included in Team India as a back-up opener for the Australia series. In fact, Team India captain Rohit Sharma may miss the first two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, Rituraj Gaikwad is going to have a big opportunity.