Gujarat Titans have won four out of five matches in the ongoing IPL season.
Gill’s assessment came after GT registered an emphatic 58-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (April 9). It was their fourth win in five matches this season.
Riding on Sai Sudharsan’s 82 off 53 balls, the Titans racked up a mammoth 217/6 on the board after being asked to bat first.
In reply, RR’s innings folded for 159 in 19.2 overs. Prasidh Krishna (3-24 in 4 overs), Sai Kishore (2-20 in 2.2 overs), Rashid Khan (2-37 in 4 overs), Mohammed Siraj (1-30 in 4 overs), Arshad Khan (1-19 in 2 overs) and Kulwant Khejroliya (1-29 in 3 overs) were among the wickets for GT.
“Good total put up. It was not easy, the first three fours overs, it was nipping. Sai and Jos batted tremendously. We’d take 220 any day,” Gill said at the post-match presentation.
“Our fast bowlers are doing a tremendous job. Everyone is chipping in. If you are having difficulties in choosing the Player of the Match, that is the hallmark of a great team.
“When you have bowlers like we do, captaincy becomes easy. Whosoever I bring in, they are happy to contribute,” he added.
Asked if it’s difficult to lead the team with senior players in it, Gill replied, “We have Ishi bhai (Ishant Sharma), who has played 100 Tests for us, everyone is nice.”
On the other hand, RR captain Sanju Samson lamented that his side conceded 15-20 runs extra while bowling.
“We planned something but they executed something else. We will have to look at that tomorrow,” said Samson, who made 41 from 28 balls during the chase.
“When we needed momentum we lost wickets. With Hettie (Shimron Hetmyer), sixes and four kept coming. But I lost my wicket and that’s where we lost the game.
“The way Jofra started was good, he picked up Shubman’s wicket. Then we went off plan.”
Asked about him choosing to bowl after winning the toss earlier in the day, Samson said, “When you lose games, we also feel should we have chased? Should we have done something else? But we want to be a team that wins games while chasing, not just win batting first.”