Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra opened up on Ruturaj Gaikwad not getting a chance in the national team or India A teams across all formats despite scoring runs. He also highlighted the fact that Gaikwad led the Indian team to the gold medal in the Asian Games 2022, which was held in 2023.
In the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, Gaikwad wasn't picked in the Indian squad or reserves for the tournament. Neither was he selected in the India A squads for the multi-day and one-day series against Australia A.
In a video shared by Aakash Chopra on his YouTube channel, he stated,
"It's a good question, and the question is extremely important because he has scored runs. I agree he was injured for some time. However, he scored runs in the Duleep Trophy as well, where Rajat Patidar also scored runs. It's praiseworthy that two back-to-back IPL-winning captains lifted domestic trophies as well."
Further, he said,
"Shreyas Iyer did that, and Rajat Patidar has also done it. It seems like captaincy is suiting Rajat Patidar. Coming to Ruturaj Gaikwad, he scored a century against Australia in Guwahati and is a technically compact player. He was the captain in the Asian Games. We won the Asian Games under Ruturaj's captaincy. He is a very, very good player."