Former India Test stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara believes Gujarat Titans skipper Gill’s exclusion from the World Cup-winning squad will motivate him to play more aggressively in upcoming IPL season
Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill. PIC/AFP
The selectors’ decision to ignore him for the recently-concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, denying India’s Test and ODI captain an opportunity to win silverware in the shortest format, will fire up Shubman Gill to go all out to capture the Indian Premier League (IPL) title that eluded his side Gujarat Titans last year. According to former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara, Gill will look to bounce back from that disappointment by leading the Gujarat Titans (GT) to the title in the IPL, scheduled to start on March 28.
The Titans, the 2022 champions, fell short in the Eliminator in IPL 2025. Speaking on JioHotstar’s Game Plan, Cheteshwar Pujara discussed how the T20 World Cup snub could motivate Shubman Gill in IPL 2026: “The T20 World Cup squad snub will definitely fire up Shubman Gill. He is a quality player suited for all three formats. If he has a good IPL 2026 season, he will surely put his name in India’s T20I squad.
Cheteshwar Pujara
He is leading the Test squad and is also the ODI captain. He is a multi-format player. If he has a good season, he will be back in the scheme of things for the Indian team. “There will be some pressure on him because he has not been part of the India squad in the shortest format. But at the same time, it is a great opportunity for him to carry on batting the way he has. He needs to try to accelerate a little more because that is something he has been working on. This IPL season is the perfect one for him to show he can bat at a strike rate of 150 to 160,” said Pujara.
155.88
Shubman Gill’s strike-rate in IPL 2025
650
No of runs scored by Shubman Gill in IPL 2025
50.00
Shubman Gill’s average in IPL 2025
3866
Total runs scored by Shubman Gill in the IPL
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