Shubman Gill, who is captain of Gujarat Titans, said that “preparing for very difficult pitches has been helpful towards performing not just for yourself but also the other two players-Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler-in performing well in IPL for this season.” The three of them have taken GT’s performances up a notch. They are heading for the playoffs now. Their batting scourged a score of 224 for 6 on Friday, which their bowlers would have easily defended against Sunrisers Hyderabad. GT also kept their dot balls low, only 22 in 20 overs.
According to Gill, “We didn’t plan for just 22 dot balls; we aimed to keep playing our game. Hitting sixes on black soil pitches isn’t easy, but our top order knows how to keep the runs coming.” He added that they never discuss needing one of the top three to be there at the end, simply aiming to do their best. Gill scored 76 off 38 balls.
Speaking about an intense moment with the umpire during the chase, Gill said, There is so much tossed you put in the field, and sometimes you just show it.
Buttler, who scored 64 off 37 balls, then turned to Sudharsan, who made 48 off 23 balls. According to the former England captain, “I have always said from the very first day in nets I am hugely impressed with him. He has a great mindset and works hard every single day. His consistency is paying off.”
On the contrary, SRH is almost out of the playoff race and has lost seven out of their last ten games. According to their skipper Pat Cummins, GT scored 20-30 runs too many chasing 200 seemed more realistic, for they are good batters who capitalize on every bad ball. We probably gave away too many. Moving forward, he said: There is a little glimmer of hope left. The big auction last year has ensured that the core group stays for 3 years. A lot is still in it for us to play.