There couldn’t have been a better way to finish Gujarat Titans IPL The 2022 campaign as opener Shubman Gill hit a six to clinch his maiden title on Sunday (May 29). And Gill’s celebration reminded people of the former India captain Virat Kohli And it didn’t take long for it to go viral on social media.
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A short ball from Obed McCoy is pulled over deep square leg by Gill. And after hitting a match-winning six, the Punjab-born batsman took off his helmet and roared to the top of the boundary line. David Miller (32 not out from 19 balls) who was at the non-striker’s end came and hugged Gill.
,@gujarat_titans – The #TATAIPL 2022 Champions!
Reply to @Team_TwitterThe U.S.-led unit won the title in its first IPL season at its home ground – the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. I @GCAMotera
round of applause for the enthusiast @rajasthanroyals, I #gtvrr pic.twitter.com/LfIpmP4m2f
– Indian Premier League (@IPL) 29 May 2022
Some called Shubman Gill “Prince”
prince king
Shubman Gill. Virat Kohli.
roar pic.twitter.com/GI6LQDKgdj— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) 29 May 2022
king and prince@imVkohli @shubmangil #Virat Kohli #shubmangil #Awade pic.twitter.com/JmhcJA7r1S
— 133*𓃵 (@133_NotOut) 29 May 2022
Another shared a collage of two pictures of Kohli and Gill and wrote, “There is no difference between these two pictures.”
no difference between these two pictures @imVkohli @shubmangil pic.twitter.com/izercZO9kc
— siddharth (@siddiex_) 29 May 2022
Some praised Gill for showing “reality” during the run chase.
Genuine maturity showed it hunting down a modest total by Gill.. He has everything it takes to be an amazing ODI player for India with a calm mind to understand the situation and manipulate the strike and when the situation gets tough. hard work allows so good for GT that they always supported him
— Preethik (@PreethikCric) 29 May 2022
After the 2021 edition of the IPL, Gill was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise. In the mega auction for IPL 2022, he was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs 8 crore. In the 15th season of IPL, Gill played 16 matches and scored 483 runs at an average of 34.50. His strike rate has also been an impressive 132.32. He also scored four fifties in the recently concluded season of IPL.
In the final match against Rajasthan Royals, he played a crucial innings of 45 (not out) off 43 balls. He hit three fours and a six during his innings.
Batting first, the Sanju Samson-led side managed to post a total of 130/9 in 20 overs. Rajasthan opener Jos Buttler scored 39 runs off 35 balls and emerged as the highest scorer for his side in the game. Captain Hardik Pandya led Gujarat’s bowling attack as he picked up three wickets for just 17 runs in four overs.
Apart from the Gujarat captain, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal and Rashid Khan took a wicket each as Ravi Srinivasan Sai Kishore took two wickets to restrict his opponents to a total of 130.
Gujarat lost their wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha in the second over of the innings during the run chase, but later, Gill and Pandya (34 off 30 balls) took 11 balls to help their team reach the target. Some brilliant batting performances. Remanent.
Pandya was also adjudged the man of the match for his excellent all-round performance.
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