CSK player Ruturaj Gaikwad has married his long-time girlfriend Utkarsha Pawar in a small ceremony at Mahabaleshwar. The two were reportedly dating each other. Utkarsha was seen attending all the IPL matches of Ruturaj. Shivam Dube and Prashant Solanki, who were also part of CSK in IPL 2023, attended the wedding
Ruturaj and Utkarsha's wedding took place days after their picture from the CSK vs GT IPL final went viral, where Utkarsha was seen running up to Ruturaj and hugging him
While Ruturaj Gaikwad has left a mark by his performance in IPL 2023, his wife Utkarsha is also a cricketer and has played in some important tournaments
Utkarsha Pawar is an all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls with a right-arm quick delivery. From 2015-16 through 2017-18, she represented West Zone Under-19, Maharashtra Under-19, and West Zone Under-23
Utkarsha Pawar was the Maharashtra Under-19 representative from 2012-13 to 2017-18. Later, Utkarsha took part in senior teams for Maharashtra and the West Zone. She also played for India C in the 2019 Under-23 T20 Challenger Trophy
Although Utkarsha Pawar’s name was on the list for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction with a starting bid of Rs. 10 lakh, but she remained unsold
Ruturaj Gaikwad had a successful IPL tournament this year. He broke the record for the third-highest partnership runs scored in IPL and the second-highest runs scored by an opening pair. Along with Devon Conway, Ruturaj scored 849 partnership runs
Ruturaj Gaikwad was the 7th highest run-getter of IPL 2023 with 590 runs including a match-winning 60 runs in the IPL qualifier vs Gujarat Titans
Following his performance at IPL, Ruturaj Gaikwad was roped in as a stand-by for WTC Final 2023 but he pulled out of it due to his wedding. Yashasvi Jaiswal was named as his replacement