IPL 2024: Did Shubman Gill get captaincy soon? The veteran expressed fear that his batting might be affected.

The sorrow of World Cup 2023 was just ending when news of turmoil in the Indian Premier League started coming for cricket fans. Before the IPL auction to be held on December 19, all the teams had to submit the list of their retained players, all this has been finalized. But its biggest story is related to Shubman Gill, everyone’s eyes were on the trading of Hardik Pandya but amidst all this, a big opportunity has come for Shubman Gill and that too to captain the team in IPL.

Gujarat Titans have appointed only 24-year-old Shubhman Gill as their new captain. For the last one year, Shubhman has been in excellent form and he has also been rewarded for the same. But this decision is also being looked at from another perspective and some questions are being asked. Because Shubman is still very young, he was in good form, hence the question is whether he was in any hurry in giving the captaincy.

Was Shubman made captain early?

24 year old Shubman Gill was in great form for the last one year, scoring a lot of runs with his bat in ODIs. Shubman Gill batted better in T-20 format also, so in a way it can be seen that he has been rewarded for his better form. But cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has a different opinion on this, he believes that things are moving very fast for Shubman Gill.

Harsha Bhogle wrote on his X account, ‘I think things are moving very fast for Shubhman Gill. He has had a great year as a batsman, he needs to take it further as the South Africa Test series and T20 World Cup 2024 are just around the corner. It would have been better if he had played this season under the shadow of Kane Williamson and then prepared himself as captain for IPL 2025.

I think life is moving a little too fast for Shubman Gill. He has had a great year as a batter and he needs to take that next step forward in the next few months with a test series in South Africa and a T20 World Cup where he has competition for his place. It might have

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 27, 2023

Shubman’s decision right or wrong?

Getting the captaincy of a team in IPL at the age of 24 is not a big or new thing. Before Shubman, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant or Virat Kohli himself had become the captain of the IPL team at the age of 23-24. However, one argument being given is that Shubman was just getting into form as a batsman some time ago and was exploring in international cricket.

In such a situation, the biggest fear is that his batting might get affected under the pressure of captaincy. If Shubman Gill can withstand this pressure, then he can prove himself to be a better batsman and captain. And through IPL, he can also stake a claim on the captaincy of Team India in future. Before Shubman, players like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya have also become the captain of Team India on the basis of their successful captaincy in IPL.