Asian Games 2023: “Dream Would Be To Win Gold Medal At Asian Games” – Ruturaj Gaikwad

Team India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad is delighted with his appointment as the captain for the 2023 Asian Games. He expressed that he is looking forward to the event, which will take place from September 28 to October 8. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 15-member squad led by Ruturaj Gaikwad recently for the 2023 Asian Games.

The Indian squad boasts of talented players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh, and others. In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Ruturaj Gaikwad expressed that it is a proud moment for him to be appointed as the captain of the team for the 2023 Asian Games. He expressed,

“Really thankful for this opportunity. Playing for India itself is a proud feeling. Leading the side in such a big event will be a great opportunity for me personally and also for all the other members. So really looking forward, really happy and obviously very proud.”

🗣️ “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒍, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚”

A happy and proud @Ruutu1331 is excited to lead #TeamIndia at the #AsianGames 😃 pic.twitter.com/iPZfVU2XW8

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 15, 2023

Winning the medal will be very very special: Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad further expressed that it will be exciting and fun to play with the youngsters in the Asian Games. He added that the goal will be to win a medal for the country in the event, and it will be a special occasion for the players. The right-handed batter said in a video shared by the BCCI,

“I think it will be great fun because we all are youngsters and we have been really gelling around well with each other for the last one or two years, playing the IPL against each other, playing the India A games.”

“Then some India games as well so I think it’s a really fun group to be a part of and I think it will be really exciting for everyone who is part of the squad to represent the country in the Asian Games and obviously to win a medal for the country is something we always grew up watching on television and seeing athletes win it for the country. Obviously to get the opportunity to go out there and win the medal will be very, very special,” he added.