The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to begin on March 31 with Gujarat Titans (GT) taking on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the curtain raiser in Ahmedabad.
GT’s Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki said that Shubman Gill has the potential to succeed Hardik Pandya as the franchise’s new captain in the future. Solanki also said that the youngster is a leader in his own right, adding that he had adopted leadership skills during the 2022 edition.
“Shubman is a leader in his own right for the simple fact that he takes on a lot of responsibility. In my mind, it is not important that you play with an asterisk next to a player’s name. Shubman adapted the leadership role last year, by his conduct, by the way, he goes about, with his professional attitude towards the game,” Solanki said.
“Do I think that Shubman will be a leader in the future? Yes absolutely, but no decision has been made about that as yet. He has leadership qualities and is very mature who has an abundant amount of talent,” he added.
Gill was Gujarat’s second-highest run-scorer in IPL 2022
Gujarat Titans led by Hardik Pandya won the title last year in their maiden IPL season after defeating the inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals in the final. Gill was one of the star performers for Titans last year. He scored 483 runs in 16 matches for GT in IPL 2022.
