Vijay Hazare – Ruturaj reaches three tonnes in succession, making a strong case for S Africa’s ODIs

New Delhi, December 11, 2012 : .Maharashtras Ruturaj Gaikwad continued his strong vein of form on Saturday.

He smashed his third consecutive 100 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22 event.This makes him a solid candidate for India selection for three-match OODI series in South Africa.

Ruturaj, who is also leading Maharashtra, slammed 124 off 129, with nine boundaries and three sixes against Kerala at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground in Rajkot on Saturday.Earlier in the tournament, the opener had smashed 136 from just 112 balls and 154 in 143 balls against Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, respectively.

He now boasts 414 runs in just three innings.With each game, his argument for South Africas ODI series is stronger than ever.

The squad has not been selected for South Africa.Hes a contender in the top-order.

Gaikwad, who opens for Chennai Super Kings, had an Orange Cap winning performance the IPL 2021, amassing 635 runs in MS Dhoni led sides run to the fourth title in the UAE.He also was among the four players to be retained by CSK along with MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali ahead of the mega IPL auction.The selectors had also rewarded his IPL performance by picking him in the India squad for home T20I series against New Zealand.

However, he didnt get the opportunity to play any game in that series.Gaikwad still needs to make it 100 in order for him to be included in the elite group of batters that have reached 4 hundred in domestic 50-over tournaments -- Virat Kohli and Devdutt Pdikkal, respectively.

Notably, Padikkal became the only batter to hit four successive hundreds in a single season of Vijay Hazare Trophy - a feat that Ruturaj can emulate if he gets a ton against Uttarakhand in their fourth match on Sunday.avn/bsk #Vijay #Hazare #Ruturaj #Africas #ODIs #Delhi #Chennai #Tamil #Kollywood #Kerala #Malayalam #Mollywood #Cricket #BCCI #ICC #IPL #Sports #IPL2021 #Delhi #New Delhi #Rajkot #Kerala #Madhya Pradesh #Maharashtra #Chennai #Uttarakhand .