Shubman Gill To Captain GT In IPL 2024: Only a day following Hardik Pandya’s trade back to Mumbai Indians was confirmed, Gujarat Titans announced star-opener Shubman Gill as the franchise’s new captain starting IPL 2024.
November 26, Sunday, was the last date for IPL teams to retain and trade players. For days, rumors about Titans captain Hardik Pandya, who led the team to a title and another final in their two years of existence, would return to Mumbai Indians.
Shubman Gill To Captain GT In IPL 2024
As per the Shubman Gill To Captain GT In IPL 2024, But just a few hours before the deadline, rumors emerged that Pandya had been retained by GT. This rumor was dashed minutes later when his move to Mumbai was officially announced.
With the team’s very successful captain gone, the question now emerged, who would lead the team in IPL 2024? There was more than one obvious answer to that question. Kane Williamson would’ve been the safest choice. Not only has the star-batter experience captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, but he has also been a very successful captain for New Zealand on the international stage for years.
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Another name could have been Rashid Khan. The spin-maestro has experience in captaincy with the Afghanistan national team and is a natural leader of players, captain or not.
But Gujarat Titans went with Shubman Gill as their captain. This choice not only shows their faith in India’s latest great batter but is also an investment in the future of the franchise. In a similar way to when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were named RCB and MI captain respectively in 2013. As per the Shubman Gill To Captain GT In IPL 2024, The circumstances of these decisions might have been different, but naming an emerging world star your captain shows how the franchise has faith in their abilities.
Shubman Gill has had a strong support system in GT. Mentor Ashish Nehra and former captain Hardik Pandya not only backed him but also groomed him into being India’s finest upcoming batter. While he did show promise for 5 seasons with Kolkata Knight Riders, he became a different beast after coming to GT.
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Gill has arguably been the best IPL batter in the past two years. He had a promising first season at his new team, scoring 483 runs in 16 matches as the Titans lifted the IPL trophy in their inaugural season. His second season for the side was spectacular, scoring 890 matches with an average of nearly 60, which included 4 centuries.
As per the Shubman Gill To Captain GT In IPL 2024, Following the announcement, the 25-year-old said this about being named the team’s captain –
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“I am delighted and proud to assume the Captaincy of Gujarat Titans and thank the franchise for their trust in me to lead such a fine team. We have had two exceptional seasons and I keenly look forward to leading the team with our exciting brand of cricket.”
Shubman Gill will be the newest in a line of young Indian captains of IPL franchises, following Shreyas Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders, Sanju Samson of Rajasthan Royals, and Rishabh Pant before injury) of Delhi Capitals.
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