While Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL-18 due to an elbow injury, his mother Savita is confident her son will make a strong comeback.

Gaikwad, 28, fractured his elbow while facing Rajasthan Royals’ pacer Tushar Deshpande in Guwahati on March 30, when he scored a 44-ball 63. “We all are very disappointed [about Ruturaj’s injury], but there will always be ups and downs in life. I have no doubt that he will recover fully and make a strong comeback to the game. He does not enjoy anything other than playing cricket and he is never distracted from it. He has a very strong willpower and is a determined boy,” Savita told mid-day over the phone from Pune on Friday.