Chennai Super Kings batter Ruturaj Gaikwad’s fiance Utkarsha Pawar was seen touching CSK captain MS Dhoni’s feet after the team’s IPL 2023 title win. Dhoni led the Yellow Army to their fifth IPL title as they defeated Gujarat Titans in a rain-affected final which was postponed to the reserve day. In the Grand Finale, Gujarat posted a massive 214-run in the first innings but with rain once again playing spoil-sport, Chennai Super Kings had to chase 171 as per the DLS method.
After an enthralling chase, Ravindra Jadeja scored 10 off the last two balls to finish the match and win it all for Chennai Super Kings. After the match celebrations began near the CSK dugout, where Ruturaj Gaikwad and Utkarsha Pawar were seen interacting with MS Dhoni. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Utkarsha Pawar and Dhoni shared a hug before she touched the CSK captain’s feet and immediately tried stopping her.
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Ruturaj Gaikwad and Utkarsha Pawar are set to get married on 3 June 2023 as per media reports. Earlier, Gaikwad was set to travel for the World Test Championship Final against Australia which will take place at the Oval in London, England. But citing his marriage proceedings, the Maharashtra batter was replaced by Yashasvi Jaiswal as one of the reserves for the Indian team.
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Whereas talking about Utkarsha Pawar, the 24-year-old is also a cricketer and has represented Maharashtra at the state level. Pawar is a right-arm fast bowler and has so far played 10 matches for her state while picking up four wickets and scoring 41 runs.