Shubman Gill's captaincy at Gujarat Titans critiqued by Harsha Bhogle

Gujarat Titans will have a new captain when they take the field in IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya's much-anticipated return to Mumbai Indians paved the way for Shubman Gill as he has been appointed as the new captain of GT for IPL 2024. This will be Gill's maiden captaincy stint at any level.

3 things you need to know

• Shubman Gill will captain Gujarat Titans next season
• The youngster has been a consistent performer in the IPL
• Hardik Pandya joined Mumbai Indians

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Shubman Gill to captain Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024

With Kane Williamson also in the side, it was assumed that the New Zealand skipper will be handed over the baton for his exemplary record as a captain across all the formats. But the Gujarat management decided to impose a far greater responsibility on Gill who is relatively new to the cricketing circuit.

Harsha Bhogle might have handed a reality check to Gujarat Titans

It remains to be seen whether Gujarat's brave stance pays off for them but eminent commentator Harsha Bhogle might just have handed a reality check to the 2022 IPL winning side. Bhogle argued that it would have been better for the Indian youngster to deputise Williamson for a year which would help in his seamless transition to the captaincy role.

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he posted on X, 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 benefitted him to be understudy to Kane Williamson for a year at GT with a view to being captain at IPL 2025."

Gujarat finished as the runner-up as Chennai Super Kings lifted their 5th title in a nailbiting final in Ahmedabad.