Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed his maiden ODI hundred during the second ODI against South Africa. The right-handed batter played a fantastic knock of 105 runs as the Men in Blue posted a mammoth 358 on the board. However, India lost to South Africa in the last over by 4 wickets.

During the post-match presentation, Gaikwad called his maiden ODI hundred as his best yet across formats, given the challenge of batting at number four. “Yes (if it was his best knock). Batting at number four is a challenge for me.”

The Indian batter also provided details about his batting process. “In ODI format, even while I was opening, I always wanted to bat till 40-45 overs and capitalize after that. I know how to play 11-40 overs and rotate strike, find my boundary options. It was just about playing

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