Shubman Gill opens up on playing in front of family. “I don’t feel any more or less pressure in their presence.” “It’s exciting to play in front of your family because your good moments become even better,” Gill explained.
The IPL 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans eventually got off on Monday. May 29 after being postpone due to heavy rain the day before. In the big game, Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and urged Gujarat to bat first.
GT starter Shubman Gill offer his feelings on the game being switch to the reserve day ahead of the final. Saying that it is “mentally exhausting” as the entire squad psych to play the game on Sunday.
“It’s neither too easy nor too challenging. We were all quite excited to play the game yesterday. Didn’t do any physical activity, so it was psychologically demanding, but you’re OK physically. “We want to play it like any other match and get the job done,” Shubman Gill said before of the final to IPL broadcasters.
Speaking further about playing in front of his family in the stadium, Gill stated that he enjoys having his family there to support him and does not feel any pressure.
“I enjoy it when my family comes to see the game. In their company, I don’t feel any more or less strain. Playing in front of your family makes your excellent moments much better,” Gill added.
Meanwhile, Gill appeared in fantastic form in the final, scoring 39 runs off 20 balls and hitting seven fours. His innings, however, was cut short by MS Dhoni’s lightning-fast glove performance, which stumped him to give CSK their maiden victory.
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Gill surpasses Jos Buttler to record second-most number of runs in an IPL season
The 23-year-old set records by finishing his season with 890 runs from 17 innings at an average of 59.33 and a strike rate of 157.80, as well as three hundreds and four fifties. Gill trailed Jos Buttler (863 runs in 2022) for the second-most runs in a single IPL season. Former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli leads the list with 973 runs in the 2016 season.
Returning to the play, Gujarat scored 214/4 in their allotted 20 overs after being put in to bat first. Sai Sudharsan batted brilliantly for 96 off 47 balls, while Wriddhiman Saha hit 54 off 39 balls. Matheesha Pathirana finished with 2/44 in four overs.
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