Shubman Gill’s big decision (Photo-PTI)
The last retention date of IPL is October 31, but before that many such news are continuously appearing which are shocking. The news that stalwarts like reigning IPL champion captain Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are out of their current teams has already made the situation exciting. Now a big claim is also being made about Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill. Recently, there were reports that Gill, who was named captain in the last season, left Gujarat and now it is said that a big team was preparing to buy him but it could not happen. This team is Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Gil wanted to buy Gil
The News18 report claims that the Bengaluru franchise had recently discussed the auction with Shubman Gill. It has been said in the report that the idea behind bringing Gill into the franchise was to prepare the team for the future. In such a situation, Bengaluru approached Gill but the discussion was unsuccessful and Bengaluru could not convince Gill to attend the auction. A big reason for this is Gill’s decision to stay with Gujarat Titans. Gill has decided to remain with his current team, where he has been for the last 3 seasons.
Gill made a great decision
Gujarat had named Gill captain in the last season and he wants to be a part of the future team of this franchise. Some reports have claimed that Gill prioritized maintaining loyalty to the team, so he thought it was better to stay in Gujarat rather than participate in the auction. Not only this, it is also reported that Gill has agreed to take second place on the retention list, which means he will not receive the highest salary. Gill did this for Afghan superstar Rashid Khan, who will be the first retainer.
Kohli will be captain again!
As far as Bengaluru is concerned, the most shocking news has come regarding the team’s captaincy. Since the end of last season it was believed that Faf du Plessis would leave before the mega auction. In such a situation, the franchise needs a captain and after 3 years, the most important face of the team, Virat Kohli, is once again occupying this position. Kohli left the captaincy after the 2021 season. However, his 9-year tenure also did not turn out to be good and the team failed to win a single title. Despite this, Kohli is ready to return to captaincy.
