Ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra is happy to see Shubman Gill at one of the biggest cricket venues Performance as captain. Gill stepped in to fill Hardik Pandya’s shoes after he returned to his boyhood team Mumbai Indians and replaced Rohit Sharma as captain of the five-time champions. The vacancy left. Gill, who captained Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20 and India A during the tour of New Zealand in early 2020, has extensive experience in leading the team.
Nehra expressed excitement about Gill’s growth as captain in the upcoming season.
“It’s great to see how Gill operates. The whole of India, not just me. That’s the kind of player he is. He’s a guy who wants to play in all three formats and do well. So we as a ball Team, ESPNcricnfo quoted Nehra as saying: “As a support staff, we are very happy to help him grow as a person, not just as a captain. If he grows as a person, he will definitely become a better captain in the future. “
Gill faced numerous challenges throughout his career. One of the hurdles in his career is replacing Cheteshwar Pujara and adapting to the demands of the No. 3 spot in Test matches.
He excelled in this role and scored 452 runs in the recently concluded Test series against England.
However, doubts remain about his potential to lead GT in the IPL. Nehra extended his support to Gill and said players like Hardik, Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana among many others had led the team to success in their first-time captaincy.
“You know, Hardik had not captained anything before he captained GT. Now there are ten teams. This is not the first example. You will see more and more people, you know, like Shreyas Iyer People, even Nitish Rana also captained “For KKR, it was a great experience for all these people and let’s see who can take advantage of this and move forward again, first as a person and then As a player,” Nehra said.
Even GT’s batting coach Gary Kirsten feels Gill can develop further and becoming captain would be a big step for him.
“I think leadership is going to be a big role for him and I know he’s really passionate about getting the job done and we, as coaches, just have to assist him and make sure he’s getting the best out of his players. , and he’s leading the team appropriately the way we want him to lead the team,” Kirsten said.
“He is a good player. He is a very good person. As a person he has tremendous drive and determination and we saw that when he played for India. But like any new leader, he It’s starting from scratch and he’s going to have challenges along the way and we, as coaches, just have to assist him along the way,” he added.
GT will take on five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their first match of the season on March 24 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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