NEW DELHI:
Shubman Gill
, the captain of the Gujarat Titans (GT), will play in his 100th game in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday when the team plays the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the
Arun Jaitley
Stadium.
On Wednesday, GT and DC will square off in a mid-table match in Delhi. Delhi easily defeated Gujarat in their most recent game, chasing the total easily after forcing the 2022 champions to settle for just 89 runs.
In its most recent league game, GT defeated the Punjab Kings, while DC suffered a crushing defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Gill made his IPL debut with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after the ICC U19 World Cup, and in the short time since then, not many have been able to emulate his remarkable career.
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Gill has amassed 3,088 runs at an average of 38.12 and a strike rate of 38.12 in 99 games, including three hundreds and twenty fifties. His highest rating is 129. He currently ranks as the league's 25th-highest run scorer ever.
From 2018 to 21, Gill was a member of KKR, and the team was essential in his growth as a cricket player. With support from the start of the first season, he played in 13 games and amassed 203 runs at an average of 33.83 and a strike rate of 146.04, with his only fifty coming from a knock of 57*.
He later became a standout in the team's incredible 2021 campaign, in which they advanced to the championship round despite only winning three of their first eight games. Having scored 478 runs in 17 matches at an average of 28.11 and a strike rate of 118.90, with three half-centuries and the top score of 57, he was his franchise's leading run scorer and the eighth-highest overall.
Gill saved his best for the elimination stages, making a blistering 29 in 18 balls against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), a low-scoring match in which KKR managed to chase down 139 with two balls remaining. Later, he proved to be ready for big games with his clutch 46 and 51 against the Delhi Capitals in the qualifier two and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final.
Gill left KKR during the 2022 campaign. Gill amassed 1,417 runs at an average of 31.49 and a strike rate of 123.00 in 58 games for KKR. He also recorded 10 fifties and a career-high score of 76.
He joined the Gujarat Titans for the 2022 season, and during their inaugural campaign, they won the championship. Gill had a standout season with GT, finishing as the team's second-highest run scorer with 483 runs in 16 games at a strike percentage of 132.33 and an average of 34.50. In addition, he scored four half-centuries, the highest of which was 96. The team managed to chase down 131 runs in a low-scoring match against Rajasthan Royals thanks to Gill's undefeated 45* in the championship.
These seasons were a taste of what Gill was capable of. The following season, the batter's game took a quantum leap forward as he started to hit runs and the ball was hitting the middle of his bat for the first time. 'Player of the Tournament' went to Gill.
Gill has amassed 298 runs at an average of 42.57 and a strike rate of 146.80 in eight games this season. With a high score of 89*, he has hit two fifty.
Gill has amassed 1,671 runs in 41 innings with GT, with three tons, ten fifties, and the highest score of 129. His average is 46.42 and his strike rate is over 147.
Promising rookie campaigns, pivotal victories in elimination rounds, the IPL trophy, the Orange Cap, the Player of the Tournament honor, and captaincy. At the tender age of 24, Gill has already checked off many franchise cricket boxes. Is he going to be the next captain who takes Gujarat to victory?
(With ANI inputs)
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