After some underwhelming weeks, Ruturaj Gaikwad signed his first county cricket contract, and he is set to play his maiden County Championship with Yorkshire after bagging the deal. The Indian batter who has lots of runs in Indian domestic cricket will try his fortune in England. The 28-year-old batter is now in England with the India A team ahead of the 5-match Test series, which will be the first Test assignment for Team India under a new World Test Championship (WTC) circle.

Gaikwad is unlikely to get any chances in the series, as he was out of the unofficial matches against England Lions too. Gaikwad will join Yorkshire ahead of their Championship fixture against Surrey next month and will remain with the team for the rest of the season, including during the One-Day Cup. 

"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. I know how important it is that I hit the ground running at what will be a crucial part of the season," Gaikwad said after confirming the county cricket deal. 

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Though Yorkshire's love for Indian cricketers is not new for the cricket world. In the past, legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh also played for the club in England. 

The right-handed batter so far has played a total of 29 matches for India across ODIs and T20Is. But his career graph has yet to justify the talent he carries. In 6 One Day International matches, the Maharashtra-born cricketer has scored only 115 runs and 633 runs in 23 T20Is for team India, including an unbeaten 123-run innings against Australia in Guwahati. He last played for India in July 2024. 

List of Indian players joined Yorkshire:

1) Sachin Tendulkar.

2) Yuvraj Singh.

3) Cheteshwar Pujara.

4) Ruturaj Gaikwad.