Shubman Gill made a heartening social media post after becoming the new skipper of Gujarat Titans following the departure of Hardik Pandya back to his previous franchise, Mumbai Indians. MI also traded away Cameron Green to RCB to make space in their purse for Hardik to return.
Soon after Pandya’s move to MI was announced, the Gujarat Titans didn’t waste any time in announcing Shubman Gill as their new skipper. The 24-year-old Gill was picked as the captain ahead of Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan, who was the vice-captain when Hardik was the skipper.
Shubman Gill is young, has a potentially bright future, and could one day also captain India. So the votes fell in Gill’s favor over Williamson and Rashid, both overseas players.
Shubman Gill makes first social media post after becoming new Gujarat Titans captain
In his first Twitter post after being named the new GT skipper, Gill thanks the owners and the management for putting their trust in him. His message to the fans was resounding, that he’s waiting eagerly for the IPL 2024 to commence.
Shubman Gill tweeted: “I am proud to assume the Captaincy of Gujarat Titans and I cannot thank the franchise enough for their trust in me to lead such a fine team. Let’s make it memorable!
To all the fans… #AavaDe!”
“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,” Gill said in a released statement. “We have had two exceptional seasons and I keenly look forward to leading the team with our exciting brand of cricket.”
This will be Gill’s first chance to captain in the IPL, having made his IPL debut back in 2018 for KKR. He was the Organce Cap holder in IPL 2023 with 890 runs, which included 3 hundreds. Gill has captained Indian domestic sides in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy previously.
Vikram Solanki, the director of cricket at Gujarat Titans, said “Gill has shown growth in stature and standing over the last two years at the highest level of the game. We’ve seen him mature not only as a batter but also as a leader in cricket.”
