Ruturaj Gaikwad made a strong case to make his Test debut for India in the upcoming two-match Test series against West Indies, as he played an extraordinary knock in the 2025 Duleep Trophy semi-final for West Zone against Central Zone at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Centre of Excellence Ground B in Bengaluru.Ruturaj, who has not played any professional cricket since his injury in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) made a comeback to remember. In his new batting position of number four, the star batter had to walk out to bat in the 4th over of the match after Shardul Thakur won the toss and chose to bat first, as Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) and Hardik Desai (1) were dismissed for single-digit scores by Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar.