Ruturaj Gaikwad was drafted into the Indian playing XI after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the South Africa series due to injury. He grabbed the opportunity with open arms and responded with a 77-ball century however, the only question that was hurled into the Indian dressing room was whether this would actually affect Shreyas Iyer's place in the Indian team.
India might not have managed to clinch the series victory in Raipur, but it does not demean Ruturaj Gaikwad's spectacular comeback to international cricket after a span of 700 days. Gaikwad might have failed to capitalize in Ranchi but he had delivered just when it mattered the most.
India posted a mammoth score of 358 with Ruturaj Gaikwad top-scoring for the Men in Blue with 105 runs. The 77-ball century consisted of 14 boundaries, of which 2 were colossal sixes. However, despite all the uncertainty, Gaikwad's place in the Indian XI remains.
