New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif hailed batter Ruturaj Gaikwad for his maiden ODI century, highlighting his grind in domestic cricket and reckoned that his "brilliant technique" could help him excel across all formats of the game.

Ruturaj, who earned a recall in the ODI squad for the first time after a heavy grind of domestic cricket and a 'Player of the Series' award for India A series against South Africa A, overcame the sour taste of failure at Ranchi, scoring his maiden ODI century and stitching a record 195-run stand with legendary Virat Kohli during the Raipur ODI on Wednesday.

Kaif highlighted Ruturaj's grind in List A cricket since his 132 on debut against Himachal Pradesh in 2017 and feels that the bat...