IPL 2022 Was Quite Special For Me, Had Some Really Good Moments: Shubman Gill
Mumbai: GT opener Shubman Gill, who was the second-highest run-scorer for his franchise in IPL 2022, has said that the season was “quite special” and he had “some really good moments”.
The new franchise scripted history by defeating the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the final on May 29, with the young batter playing a big hand
The 22-year-old was one of the top performers for the Hardik Pandya-led side in the recently played season. Gill scored 483 runs at an average of 34.50. This was the third consecutive season where he crossed the 400-run mark.
“I think the season has been quite special to me. I have had some really good moments and I’ve had my down as well, but that’s how our season goes. I think tough players and tough teams do last if they have the right mind.”
Gill was included by the new franchise as their third choice from the player draft ahead of the auction. GT went to the auction after taking the services of Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan as well.
Opining that the majority of people did not deem GT a threat heading into the tournament, he said, “Nobody considered GT a threat among teams and nobody considered us among the top four teams that would qualify. When people were saying that, it did not make sense to me because it does not matter what people say. The important thing was, once we got the momentum we never really let it slip away from us.”
The young batsman was released by Kolkata Knight Riders after four years. The two-time winners decided to retain the core of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer.
Believing that the IPL is full of opportunities for players as well as franchises, Gill said, “After ending up on the winning side, you obviously want to be better and want to improve on your mistakes. But if the team is doing well and you are not doing well, you can still take it and move on to the next match. Because IPL is one tournament where you actually get so many opportunities to redeem yourself as a player as well as a team. That’s why this tournament is so special.”
He had made it to the finals in the previous edition with KKR but finished as runners-up against the Chennai Super Kings. With the recent title win, the Punjab-born batter earned his first triumph.
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