IPL 2024 Gujarat Titans : IPL will start just a few hours from now. The first match of the Indian Premier League is on 22 March. Fans are making their own preparations for this. Meanwhile, a player of the Gujarat Titans team captained by Shubman Gill has created a ruckus even before the IPL. Returning to international cricket after injury, he has performed so brilliantly that he has made a huge leap in the ICC rankings. We are talking about Rashid Khan of Afghanistan. Let us tell you what he has done.
Shubman Gill is captaining Gujarat this time
Everyone’s eyes are going to be on Gujarat Titans in this IPL. That’s because the team has played only two IPL seasons so far and once the team became the champion, while the second time the team was the runner-up. That means every time the team has performed amazingly. But then the command of the team was in the hands of Hardik Pandya. But now Hardik has left Gujarat and gone back to Mumbai and has become the captain there. Meanwhile, GT has announced that Shubman Gill will be the new captain of the team. Whereas Rashid Khan will remain the vice-captain of the team.
Rashid returns to international cricket after injury
Rashid Khan suffered a back injury after the ODI World Cup, after which he underwent surgery. That’s why he stayed away from cricket for a long time. But he made a comeback in the series against Ireland and performed brilliantly after that. In the first match of the three-match T20 series, he took three wickets for 19 runs, while in the second match, he sent 4 players to the pavilion for only 14 runs. After this, in the last match he took one wicket for 12 runs.
Rashid Khan reaches top 10 in ICC ODI rankings
Rashid Khan has directly benefited from this in the ICC rankings. He has now entered the top 10 in the ICC T20 rankings. Rashid Khan has jumped 4 places simultaneously. Now his rating has become 645. With the same rating, Mitchell Santner of New Zealand is at ninth position, while Rashid Khan has confirmed his place at tenth position. Now Rashid Khan will soon be seen playing IPL for his team Gujarat Titans. GT’s first match in this year’s IPL will be against Mumbai Indians on March 24. It remains to be seen who wins in this.
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