Mumbai After Hardik Pandya returned to his old IPL team Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans have now appointed master batsman Shubman Gill as the captain of their team. In the next season of IPL, only Shubman Gill will be seen in the field leading the team of Gujarat Titans. According to news channel Aaj Tak, Gujarat Titans director Vikram Solanki has said that Shubman has progressed a lot in cricket in the last two years. Gujarat is watching him mature as a Titans leader. Vikram Solanki has said that the contribution made by Shubman has helped Gujarat Titans to emerge as a strong force. Gujarat Titans is excited to appoint Shubman as the captain. That means Gujarat Titans are confident of making Shubman the captain after Hardik returns to the Mumbai Indians camp.
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Shubman Gill has not only batted well in the recent World Cup, he has also hoisted the flag in the IPL. In the 2023 season of IPL, Shubman had scored the maximum of 890 runs. His average was more than 59 percent. Shubman also got the Orange Cap in the 2023 IPL season for this reason. Now Gujarat Titans have given him a big responsibility as captain and Shubman Gill will have to maintain the trust of the team management by performing in the next season of IPL. This is a big challenge for them and they have to take good care of the new responsibility to maintain their previous performance or rather to improve it.
Hardik Pandya captained Gujarat Titans and made the team the winner of IPL in 2022. Gujarat Titans participated in IPL for the first time in 2022. Hardik was also adjudged Player of the Match in the final match against Rajasthan Royals. Whereas, Gujarat Titans reached the final in 2023. Where Chennai Super Kings defeated him. In this way, Shubman has a big responsibility to take forward the performance of Hardik Pandya in the next season of IPL.