Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja believes Shubman Gill’s style of consistently scoring runs is reminiscent of how Virat Kohli approaches his batting, adding that the young batter is outstanding skill-wise.
Captain Gill top-scored with 76 as Gujarat Titans (GT) made 224/6 at their home venue Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Those efforts set the base for GT beating a listless Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 38 runs to be at second place in points table with 14 points, which is the same as table-toppers Mumbai Indians (MI).
Gill now has 465 runs in ten games and is at fourth place in the run-getters list of IPL 2025 led by his opening partner B Sai Sudharsan. “It’s business as usual with Shubman Gill because this man is just so consistent. We have a Virat Kohli in our country, but Gill is no less. If you look at the consistency with which he scores – it’s similar in style.”
“They don’t take unnecessary risks; they wait for the bowler to make a mistake. Unless absolutely required, you rarely see them throw their wicket away. Skill-wise, Gill is outstanding.”
“He peppered the offside beautifully with those cover drives. What stood out were those three big hits – one over mid-wicket off Pat Cummins and another off the other pacer. That was a new element today. Otherwise, he remains rock solid,” said Jadeja.
Jadeja further highlighted how GT’s intensity and intent in catching and ground fielding also helped them stifle SRH. “I think the right word for GT was ‘energy’. That catch from Rashid Khan, and all those diving efforts, were fabulous. He ran a lot, slid in, and still managed to pull it off. That effort shows.”
“What we saw was a Gujarat Titans side probably stung by their last loss against Rajasthan Royals. One thing they were sure of was giving it their best, and the energy was top-level. I haven’t seen GT field with this kind of intensity before. They’ve taken brilliant catches in the past, but here, energy was clearly fuelled by what happened in the last game. When you lose a game like that, you come back tougher – and they certainly did,” he added.
