The 19th season of IPL has not been good so far for former champions Gujarat Titans. After reaching the playoffs last year, a strong performance was expected from Gujarat Titans this year too. But the start of this team captained by Shubman Gill has not been good this time. The team has lost both its matches in very tough matches after coming close to winning. Along with these bad starts, the fitness of the team’s Shubman Gill has also become a cause of concern, but now just before the third match, the team has got good news on its captain.
After losing the first 2 matches of the season, Gujarat has to face Delhi Capitals in its third match. This match will be played on Wednesday 8 April in New Delhi. Gujarat captain Gill could not play in the last match because he was not fit. In his place, star all-rounder Rashid Khan took command of the team. Rashid had also said then that Gill is expected to be fit till the next match.
Now a day before the match, Gujarat has got a relief news because Shubman Gill has become fit for this match. On Tuesday, April 7, Match Gill’s opening partner Sai Sudarshan told this good news to the fans. Sudarshan told that Gill has recovered from neck pain and is ready to step on the field against Delhi.
Gill’s return is good news for Gujarat because without him in the last match, the team had got Kumar Kushagra to open and it was not successful. Whereas Gill’s record against Delhi is strong. He has scored 486 runs in 16 innings including 3 half-centuries. Whereas in front of the current bowling attack of Delhi, last season Gill had scored scores of 93 and 7 runs.
It is necessary for Gujarat to win this match at any cost because till now it has 0 points from 2 matches. Apart from that, only Chennai Super Kings has not been able to win any match, which has lost 3 consecutive matches. If Gujarat loses this match too, it will become more difficult for it to make a comeback this season because the journey of reaching at least 14 or 16 points to reach the playoffs will not be easy.