Parthiv Patel speaks glowingly about Shubman’s leadership for GT ahead of rumours of him getting test captaincy.
Parthiv Patel speaks about Shubman Gill for his batting in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
While speaking in the pre match press conference Patel said, “He’s been fantastic [Shubman Gill]. You know, I thought, the way he’s been around with the group, I don’t need… I mean, I don’t really need any kind of mention about how well… how well he’s batting right now. And the way he’s handling the situation, he’s scoring a lot of runs, he’s been very proactive on the field and off the field also.”
“You know, he spends a lot of time with young players. And I’ve said this before also, you know, you can feel like Shubman Gill, the captain in the dressing room. That’s what you want in a leader.”
The core of GT has been Shubman Gill, who has amassed 508 runs in 11 innings thus far in the current IPL, including five fifties. With an average of 39.20 and a strike rate of 137.77, Gill has amassed 3724 runs overall in 114 games, including four hundreds and 25 fifties.
In 2023, Gill had his best IPL season as a hitter, smashing 890 runs in 17 innings, including three hundreds and four fifties. This was the second-highest total a batter has ever scored in an IPL season.
e has led GT to IPL final in 2023 whith his batting, this year under his leadership GT is second in the IPL point table, with eight victories and three defeats in 11 matches, they have 16 points.