In an unusual move, Gujarat Titans decided to replace their captain Shubman Gill as an ‘Impact Sub’ during the IPL 2025 contest against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday.
After setting up Gujarat’s innings with his spell-binding 84-run knock, Gill was strangely subbed out shortly before the Rajasthan innings began. Senior pacer Ishant Sharma took Gill’s spot on the field, as leg-spinner Rashid Khan took over the captaincy duties.
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Gill’s substitution is the first high-profile Impact Sub switch of a designated captain in IPL history. Previously, IPL captains Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Sanju Samson have made appearances in certain matches as Impact Subs, albeit in games where they were not the designated leaders.
The 25-year-old, however, led from the front with the bat after his side was sent in to bat by Rajasthan’s stand-in skipper Riyan Parag. Raising a 93-run stand for the opening wicket with Sai Sudharsan, Gill switched gears to rack up a blistering 84 off 50 deliveries with five fours and four sixes.
Backed up by a quickfire half-century from Jos Buttler, Gujarat posted 209 for four in 20 overs.
Gill has been in superb touch this season, raising 389 runs in nine innings on the back of four half-centuries and a 156-plus strike rate.
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