Shubman Gill is all set to make his captaincy debut within the Indian Premier League. Today, he’ll face his former teammate Hardik Pandya in a extremely anticipated match in Ahmedabad.
Shubman Gill is able to lead Gujarat Titans for the primary time within the Indian Premier League. All eyes are on him as he surprises some gamers, like veteran bowler Mohammed Shami, who thinks Gill won’t have anticipated to captain so quickly. GT will kick off their IPL 2024 towards Mumbai Indians (MI) on March 24 beneath Gill’s management, following Hardik Pandya’s return to MI.
Shami’s remarks present the strain on Gill as he steps into this function.
‘The captaincy got here early, and he wouldn’t have anticipated it; I really feel the identical. But you needed to take the accountability at some point. You have been performing nicely in previous seasons and producing good performances in worldwide cricket, too,’ Shami informed Cricbuzz.
Gill performed an important function for GT of their 2022 championship win, scoring 483 runs. In 2023, he not solely led Titans to the finals but in addition received the Orange Cap, scoring a outstanding 890 runs with a formidable strike fee. Shami advises Gill to not really feel burdened by the captaincy, to remain calm and affected person. ‘You don’t should take an excessive amount of load over the captaincy, simply be regular and have persistence. The extra you keep calm, the higher it is going to be. You have the accountability now; you’ll be able to’t say no’, Shami added.
It can be attention-grabbing to see how Gill handles his first match as captain.
Gujarat Titans IPL 2024 Squad:
David Miller, Shubman Gill (captain), Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Sandeep Warrier.
