Since their last match in the IPL 2023 season, the defending winners, the Gujarat Titans, have had a long break. GT’s previous game was on Sunday, and they lost to the Rajasthan Royals. They have had almost a week off, and their next game will be against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Lucknow on Saturday. Shubman Gill, the team’s opener, is again shining for the IPL winners. He has already scored 228 runs, making him the team’s top run scorer this year.
Gill has been having a great time with the Indian cricket team lately. He has scored centuries in all three formats and has a strike rate of 139.87. His average is 45.6, and he has two fifties. The Punjab batter is currently fifth in the race for the orange cap, and with how he plays, he could very well fight for it soon.
Gary Kirsten, who used to be the head coach of Team India, praised Shubman Gill, saying that the GT starter has become a “world-class” player. “Shubman Gill has become a great player; just look at how he has been doing with the Indian team. Shubman’s next step is to determine how to use his skills to make a bigger difference. “He is going in the right direction and has good ideas about how to succeed,” Kirsten told the media on Thursday.
Instead of Kane Williamson, Sai Sudharsan stepped in.
So far in IPL 2023, Shubman isn’t the only young player who has surprised everyone. Sai Sudharsan is another young player who has done so. The young Southpaw played the first game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as an “impact player,” but in Kane Williamson’s absence, he has taken over the No. 3 spot for the GT team.
“The fact that we kept Sai Sudharsan from last year shows how much promise he has.” We wanted to give him more game time this year. As a young player, he has a lot of promise. He loves to step up to the plate and take on challenges. “Sai is very good at keeping his mind in check,” Kirsten said about Sudharsan.
The former South African starter also said that Sudharsan had filled the spot left by Kane Williamson’s injury when he was captain of New Zealand. The player for the Black Caps can’t play in the IPL 2023 because he tore ligaments in his knee in the first game.
“Williamson’s loss will surely be felt because he would have fit in with our team. Kirsten said, “Sai Sudharsan has done a great job taking his place.” He is an experienced player who would have been an important leader. “He will be missed.”
An Inspiring Man: “Mohit Sharma”
The GT coach praised this year’s “comeback men,” Vijay Shankar and Mohit Sharma. Shankar, an all-rounder from Tamil Nadu, has scored 119 runs in three games for GT at a blistering strike rate of 175. While Mohit Sharma’s economy rating of 4.16 through two games is superb,
Vijay, who struggled last year, rebounded to show that he is a force to be reckoned with this year. In preparation for this season, he got into fantastic shape. Mohit is an inspiration; he was the only net bowler in the 2018 Indian Premier League.
When pressed further regarding GT’s poor chasing performance in IPL 2023, Kirsten remarked, “Last IPL, we defended 4 totals and tracked down 6 counts.” Not yet this year, but we want to support the total. While our bowling lineup was decided last year, there have been very few injuries this season. Each group must learn to change course when necessary and consider starting over.
