Gujarat Titans (GT) opening batter Shubman Gill played an amazing innings of 84 runs off 46 balls against Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 2 (Saturday). Gill’s terrific knock helped his side in registering a formidable total of 171/6 in 20 overs. The Titans opening batter had smashed six boundaries and four sixes in the game.
While talking about the 22-year-old opener’s batting, former India head coach Ravi Shastri said that Gill “is one of the most talented players in the country.”
Shastri praises
“He is pure talent. That guy is one of the most talented players in the country and in world cricket, to be honest. Once he gets going he will score and he makes it look easy. He has got that punch, the time and he has got the power to play along the ground,” Shastri said while speaking to host broadcaster Star Sports.
“He is just made for this format of the game. His shot selection, rotation of the strike and as he talked about himself, very few dot balls today which took the pressure off. He is very good on the short ball with the short-arm jab we saw that in innings today. And this knock will today him a world of good,” the former India cricketer further added.
Gill in IPL 2022
Gill’s terrific batting display had eventually helped his side in scripting 14-run victory against DC. While chasing a target of 172, Capitals had lost their first three wickets within first five overs. Eventually, the Rishabh Pant-led side managed to reach a total of 157/9 in 20 overs. Kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson picked up four wickets in the match to help his side in clinching a victory.
Previously, in their first match of the IPL 2022 season, the Hardik Pandya-led side had beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets. Batting first, LSG had posted a total of 158/6 in 20 overs.
In reply, Titans did manage to reach the target successfully in 19.4 overs but Gill failed to score a single run. LSG pacer Dushmantha Chameera had dismissed the Punjab-born batter in the first over of the innings.
The Gujarat-based team currently occupy third spot in the IPL points table with four points (Net Run Rate 0.495).
