Team India opener Shubman Gill landed in Mumbai on March 11, Tuesday from Dubai after the Men in Blue captured the Champions Trophy in style. In a video uploaded by news agency ANI, paparazzi were heard yelling 'Shubman Shubman' and the youngster obliged by posing for a photo before leaving the airport.
Gill started the tournament with a fighting match-winning hundred against Bangladesh, followed by a composed 46 against Pakistan. Although he failed in the next two games against New Zealand and Australia, he showed up in the final when the Men in Blue took on the Kiwis. He scored 31 before Glenn Phillips' blinder sent him packing but he set up the match with a 105-run opening stand with skipper Rohit Sharma.
Shubman Gill set to captain the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025
With IPL 2025 looming, the next assignment for the Punjab-born cricketer will be the lucrative tournament and will lead the Gujarat Titans. Gill had replaced all-rounder Hardik Pandya ahead of the previous edition but the franchise failed to reach the final four, finishing eighth in the points table with five wins and seven defeats.
With Gill equally struggling with the bat, he will be looking forward to improve his and the franchise's fortunes this year. They will open their campaign against the Punjab Kings on March 25 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat Titans squad: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada (Rs. 10.75 crore), Jos Buttler (Rs. 15.75 crore). Mohammed Siraj (Rs. 12.25 crore), Prasidh Krishna (Rs. 9.50 crore), Nishant Sindhu (Rs. 30 lakh), Mahipal Lomror (Rs. 1.70 crore), Kumar Kushagra (Rs. 65 lakh), Anuj Rawat (Rs. 30 lakh), Manav Suthar (Rs. 30 lakh), Washington Sundar (Rs. 3.20 crore), Gerald Coetzee (Rs. 2.40 crore), Arshad Khan (Rs. 1.30 crore), Gurnoor Brar (Rs. 1.30 crore), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs. 2.60 crore), Sai Kishore (Rs. 2 crore), Ishant Sharma (Rs. 75 lakh), Jayant Yadav (Rs. 75 lakh), Glenn Phillips (Rs. 2 crore), Karim Janat (Rs. 75 lakh), Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs. 30 lakh)
