Gujarat Titans on Monday appointed Shubman Gill as its captain to lead the team ahead of TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after Hardik Pandya has quit the franchise and moved to Mumbai Indians. Vikram Solanki, Director of Cricket, Gujarat Titans said Shubman Gill has shown growth in stature and standing over the last two years at the highest level of the game.

He said the franchise has seen Gill mature not only as a batsman but also as a leader in cricket. Solanki added Gill’s contribution on the field has helped Gujarat Titans emerge as formidable force and has guided the team through a successful campaign in 2022 and a strong run in 2023. He said Gill’s maturity and skill can be seen in his performance on and off the field performance and he was extremely excited to start a new journey with young Shubman being the team captain.

Shubman Gill said he is delighted and proud to assume the captaincy of Gujarat Titans. He thanked the franchise for their trust in him to lead such a fine team. He said the Gujarat Titans had two exceptional seasons and he keenly looked forward to leading the team with an exciting brand of cricket.

Gill started his IPL career with Kolkata Knighr Riders in 2018. Gill gives his team blistering starts many times to set the tone of the innings. He has made 890 runs in 17 matches for Gujarat Titans in the 2023 season.

Hardik Pandya had joined Gujarat titans as their captain in 2022 and led them to title win in the maiden season itself. He also led Gujarat Titans to the final of IPL 2023, where lost to the Chennai Super Kings.

Gujarat Titans team is as follows: Shubhman Gill (Captain)David Miller, Mathew Wade, Wridhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmed, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma

Suryakumar Yadav has been made India’s captain for the T20I series against Australia. Shreyas Iyer will later join the team as vice captain. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against Australia on Monday.

The five match T20I series is going to start on 23^rd November in Vishakapatnam. Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav has been made the T20I captain for the series against Australia. Hardik Pandya who had an ankle injury during the world cup has been advised six to eight weeks of rest by the medical team.

Shreyas Iyer is supposed to join the team as vice captain for the last last two T20’s in Raipur and Bengaluru. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has been made the vice captain of the team for the first three T20I’s. India has retained most of the players who played the Ireland T20I series. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been rested after the end the World Cup 2023.

Bumrah was the captain of the second string team in the Ireland series earlier this year. All rounder Axar Patel is set to make a comeback to the team as he missed the ICC World Cup due to an injury. As a result of which Ravichandran Ashwin was picked up for the ICC World Cup.

The Indian team has gone with Jitesh Sharma and Ishan Kishan as the wicket keeper batsmen options for the T20I series. India will play host for the T20I series against Australia. The matches are going to be held at Hyderabad, Nagpur, Guwahati, Thiruvanthpuram and Visakhapatnam.

The T20 team for the Australia series : Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan.

Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan and cricket fans all over India were disappointed with India’s loss at the Cricket World Cup final at the Narendra Modi stadium on Sunday. The veteran actor tweeted in support of the Indian cricket team and wrote their capability, standing is beyond all that.

He said the team had showed that they are a feared team. He said the Indian players should keep in mind the number of ex-champions and winners they had devastated in this edition of the world cup. He wrote that they are the best and shall remain so.

The Bollywood superstar wrote last night’s result is not a reflection of India’s talent, capability and standing. He said he was proud of the Indian team and said they should remain patient as better things will come. Earlier fans of Big B asked him to switch off his television set and not to watch the cricket match. One Fan asked him to watch the match later as things were not going India’s way at all.

Large number of comments started coming on the social media post. One social media user Abhishek Ojha said don’t believe in jinxing  and told Big B to watch every match . He said performance on the field comes from hard work and not jinx.

One user criticized the Indian team to learn from Australia who threw their bodies on the ground to save every run. He said the celebrity culture in India needs to stop. He said the Indian players need to be held accountable for their poor performance in the finals.

One user Ashok Meena said the loss had caused great suffering to the Indian fans but the Indian team should work towards the future.

One user Pankaj said that he stood with team India and added the boys played well. One user Raj said India is the best team and he was always with them.