Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill gave a huge update on their pace Kagiso Rabada, on Saturday, during toss in their IPL 2025 match against Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 19, 2025.
Rabada took one wicket in each of the Titans' first two matches of the season, against the Punjab Kings and the Mumbai Indians. He returned home after that for personal reasons, with an unspecified return date.
Gill provided the latest report during the toss versus the Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
“We will bowl first. It is very hot. The wicket looks very good. If you won’t keep much grass, it would crack up. Things have been going well. We don’t think much about the past. It is about turning up on the day. It takes a couple of weeks for the team to gel in. We are going with the same team. Hopefully, Rabada will come back in 10 days or so,” Gill said at the toss during the GT v DC match.
In Rabada's absence, Ishant Sharma has stepped up for GT and remains a member of their playing 11.
On the other hand, DC has made one change by dropping Jake-Fraser McGurk and playing an extra bowler.
“I also wanted to field. I was confused as it was that hot. I was a little skeptical due to the weather. The bowlers might get tired under the sun. We will look to score well and look to defend. We wanted a good start. We wanted to focus on the process. We are focusing on our process and execution. We keep talking about improvements. The dressing room atmosphere has been good. It is important to be clear in your ideas. We have given them clear roles. You might get success sometimes, and sometimes you won’t get it. Jake is not playing well,” DC captain Axar Patel said.
Gujarat Titans Playing XI:
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, R Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Ishant Sharma
Delhi Capitals Playing XI:
Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, and Mukesh Kumar
