Shubman Gill, who will lead Gujarat Titans for the first time in IPL 2024, revealed the influence of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma on his captaincy.
Gill reckoned that Dhoni has been his inspiration and also mentioned that he would take a lot of qualities from Rohit, under whom he has played most of his international cricket. Gill showcased his excitement about facing Hardik Pandya and looked forward to playing against the Mumbai Indians in front of a fully-packed Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
The official social media handle of the Indian Premier League posted a special video featuring Gill. The 24-year-old became the youngest skipper of this season as he will begin his maiden stint as captain of the Titans. IPL’s social media captioned the post,”Captain Shubman Gill speaking. From sneaking inside the stadium to watch an IPL game to becoming the youngest Captain of IPL 2024. Hear from the Gujarat Titans skipper ahead of tonight’s Super Sunday #GTvMI clash.”
“MAHI BHAI IS MY INSPIRATION”
“Obviously, Mahi Bhai, I haven’t played under him as such, but as a kid watching him go about things. You know how he used to handle the team on the field. He’s my inspiration and, having played under Virat bhai also, I have played some tests, but not as much. I’ve played most of my cricket under Rohit bhai, and there are a lot of qualities that I’ll be picking personally from Rohit bhai,”
“It’s amazing, you know, playing against MI, who are 5-time champions. But playing them in Ahmedabad, we haven’t lost a match against them, so hopefully we’re going to continue the streak. It’s going to be pretty exciting. You know Hardik is someone whom I have played under in the Indian team as well and played under him in GT, so I think it’s going to be an exciting and fantastic dynamic there. Hopefully, it’s going to be a fully packed 101-120,000 people cheering for us. Nothing, nothing better than that.” IPL 2024: Full coverage
WILL GILL FLOURISH IN HIS CAPTAINCY STINT?
Gill replaced Hardik as the captain of the Titans after the latter was traded to MI and became their skipper. MI and GT will kick off their IPL 2024 campaign by facing each other in a mouth-watering encounter on March 24, Sunday. GT have managed victory on both the occasions against MI at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad and will look to better their stellar home record against the 5-time champions.
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