{"id":21679,"date":"2024-04-08T23:28:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T23:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/ruturaj-gaikwad-becomes-first-csk-captain-in-five-years-to-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T23:28:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T23:28:26","slug":"ruturaj-gaikwad-becomes-first-csk-captain-in-five-years-to-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/ruturaj-gaikwad-becomes-first-csk-captain-in-five-years-to-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruturaj Gaikwad becomes first CSK captain in five years to\u2026 | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109142799,imgsize-64694.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail 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