Star opener Shubman Gill expressed his happiness after being announced as the captain of the Gujarat Titans (GT) ahead of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
"Gill will be leading a team which has an unparalleled combination of experience and youthful exuberance, which has been the hallmark of the Gujarat Titans," a statement from Gujarat Titans read.
In the match, Gill scored 39 off 20 balls. His knock consisted of seven fours. Gill's knock had a strike rate of 195.00. He looked all set for a big one but Ravindra Jadeja dismissed him, with assistance from MS Dhoni's lightning-fast hands behind the stumps.
Gill's knock of 129 off 60 balls against MI will go down as one of the best centuries in the history of the competition. Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar hailed the young India batter for his superlative effort in a high-pressure game.
The third century of the season by in-form opener Shubman Gill and his century stand with Sai Sudarshan powered Gujarat Titans to a massive 233/3 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 clash against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Ahmedabad on Friday.
In the ongoing season, Gill has scored 680 runs at an average of 56.66 at a strike rate of 152.66. He has scored two centuries and four fifties this season, with the best score of 104*. He is the second-highest run-scorer this season.
Shubman in this year's IPL has scored 228 in six matches with an average of 32.74 comprising two fifties. He has the best score of 67 and has a strike rate of 138.18.
In the IPL last season, Shubman was one of the star performers for GT, which won the title in its debut season. Gill was the fifth-highest run-scorer in the tournament and GT's second-highest run-maker. In 16 matches, he scored 483 runs at an average of 34.50 and a strike rate of 132.32. His
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 23 (ANI): Shubman Gill, who will be playing for Gujarat Titans in the IPL, is taking the upcoming season as an opportunity to make the cut into the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.