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[Saba Sports News] Gujarat Titans (GT) head coach Ashish Nehra backed Shubman Gill to do well in his debut season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a captain.
After Hardik Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans to the title in IPL 2022, requested for a trade to Mumbai Indians, the franchise had to assign a new captain.
With Shubman doing well, GT did not think twice and handed over the leadership duties to him for IPL 2024. He was the Orange Cap winner in the last edition of the tournament, having scored 890 runs in 17 matches.
Although the 24-year-old has very little captaincy experience, GT have their faith on him with Nehra expecting him to fare well in the upcoming IPL season.
“IPL is a fast game and it throws challenges for everyone. We have seen how Shubman Gill has been playing for three-four years and how he has shaped up. He is 24-25, but he has a good head on his shoulders. We are there to support him. We believe in him that’s why we have made him the captain,” Nehra said as quoted by TOI.
Much like Shubman, Pandya too had nominal captaincy exposure before becoming the Titans skipper, but as it turned out, the side became the IPL champions in 2022 and reached the final in the following season.
Gujarat Titans squad: David Miller, Shubman Gill (c), Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz.