Gujarat Titans Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki believes Shubman Gill is ready for a captaincy role in the near future. Solanki claimed that Shubman Gill had already adopted a leadership role and believes he could be a great leader. Gill was amongst the top five run-getters in the 2022 tournament, and his impressive 483 runs in 16 games at an average of 34.50 made him the second-highest scorer for the Gujarat Titans. The youngster initially made his IPL debut with the KKR before blossoming into one of the best young players.
Solanki on Shubman Gill
“Shubman Gill has always been a leader in his own right. He adopted a leadership role last year, and yes I absolutely believe that he can be captain of the future because apart from his immense talent with the bat he has a smart cricket brain too.”
““Hardik is very professional and looks after his body considering the strain he has to take keeping in mind different formats of the game. Our medical team is in constant contact with the BCCI medical team to ensure he is in the best shape for the tournament.” He further added.
Rohit Sharma has said that franchises have been told to carefully manage their player’s workloads in light of the WTC final and the upcoming 50-over World Cup.
New rules might bring some tactical decisions to be made – Solanki
Solanki noted that it would be fascinating to observe how introducing new guidelines, such as the impact player and the ability to determine the eleven players after the toss, will alter the dynamics.
“It’s going to be an interesting change to sort of dynamics. It might bring some tactical decisions to be made. But essentially, the way we are looking at it at the moment, especially given the fact that you can name your sort of eleven from your squad after the toss, will have a slightly different bearing.”
Gujarat Titans will start their campaign against the CSK in the inaugural match of this year’s edition on March 31.
