Hardik Pandya‘s sudden transfer to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans in an all-money deal has ushered in an period marked by the emergence of a new chief at Titans within the kind of Shubman Gill. Hardik has left huge sneakers to fill at Gujarat and therefore the highway forward for a younger Shubman is full of challenges.
Titans took to the social media platform ‘X’ previously Twitter to share a video of Gill, narrating his ideas on his new management position. “From a dreamy-eyed fanboy of the IPL to a captain of the Gujarat Titans! Aapdo Shubman is raring to own his latest designation! Hear his first words from a brand new chapter… #TitansFAM, ready for a new era of leadership? #AavaDe,” Titans captioned the publish.
While there are a lot of talks round Titans’ punt on Gill and them making an attempt to quick-observe him into a dependable chief, it is not the primary time the franchise has taken such a huge name. Hardik solely had the expertise of leading a crew on the U-16 stage however Titans had no hesitation in appointing him the chief forward of their inaugural season in 2022 – a choice that bore fruit.
Hence, the franchise did not suppose twice earlier than naming Shubman its new captain. “We all know captainship comes with a lot of things, and commitment is one of them. Discipline is one of them. Hard work is one of them. Loyalty is one of them,” stated Gill after being introduced because the chief of the Gujarat aspect.
The Fazilka-born has a handful of management expertise, having led Punjab in two T20s, India A in six List-A video games and in addition led in 4 first-class video games. Therefore, the 24-yr-previous is trying ahead to studying from senior gamers throughout the Titans squad.
“We have great leaders in our team, be it Kane (Williamson) or be it Rashid (Khan) or be it (Mohammed) Shami, or even David (Miller), or even Wriddhi (Saha). So, I think it’s gonna be great. And obviously, there are gonna be a lot of learnings along the way, which would be my experience as a captain. And I see a lot of people making great memories,” he added.
