Following Hardik Pandya’s move to the Mumbai Indians, the Gujarat Titans have revealed their star batsman as the captain for the upcoming 2024 Indian Premier League season, in a development that was widely anticipated.
Following Hardik Pandya’s move to the Mumbai Indians, there’s an anticipated twist as Shubman Gill is set to captain the Gujarat Titans in the forthcoming 2024 Indian Premier League. The young batting star from India is stepping into the captain’s role on the grand stage for the first time, although he has previously captained the Punjab side in domestic cricket.
Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan emerged as strong contenders following Pandya’s exit. However, the anticipation for Gill’s announcement was rooted in its future implications.
The choice to designate Shubman Gill as the leader was well-deserved. He has fast risen the ranks, with regular and great performances, earning him the captaincy for the Ahmedabad-based team.
Reflecting on the batsman’s achievements with the Titans, he has collected an outstanding 1,373 runs in 33 matches. In 2023, Gill emerged as the tournament’s leading run-scorer, notching up 890 runs in 17 matches and claiming the coveted Orange Cap. This accomplishment represented the second-highest run tally in the tournament’s history, with only Virat Kohli topping it with 973 runs in the 2016 edition. Gill played a significant part in helping the squad to the final in the 2023 edition of the competition.
Shifting focus to Hardik’s departure to Mumbai Indians, the Baroda cricketer has returned to the team with which he achieved four trophies. Notably, he got a nice price of INR 15 crore and an undisclosed amount from the Reliance-owned franchise. Furthermore, he will get an undisclosed amount from the transferring franchise, the details of which remain undisclosed.
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In other events, the five-time champion side transferred Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore in an exclusive cash deal. The star all-rounder’s compensation with RCB would mirror his final earnings with MI, amounting to INR 17.5 crore. While news of the transfer leaked on the final retention day, IPL authorities officially acknowledged the transaction on Monday, November 27.
