Rift between Hardik Pandya and Shubhman Gill? Gujarat Titans skipper clears air
India Test skipper Shubman Gill put an end to speculation of any tension between him and all-rounder Hardik Pandya during the Eliminator in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday.
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India Test captain Shubman Gill has dismissed rumours of any rift with all-rounder Hardik Pandya during the IPL 2025 Eliminator between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday.Speculation had been swirling on social media claiming that GT skipper Gill had avoided shaking hands with Hardik at the toss held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Adding to the drama, when Gill was dismissed early in the match for just 1 run, Pandya was seen celebrating animatedly, further fuelling the narrative.Gill silenced the critics as he took to Instagram and wrote, "Nothing but love (Don't believe everything you see on the internet) @hardikpandya95."Chasing a mammoth total of 229 in the Eliminator, Gill was sent back to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run, whereas Hardik played a quickfire knock of 22 runs from just nine balls, which was laced with three maximums in his innings which came at a whopping strike rate of 244.44.In the run chase, GT lost skipper Shubman Gill early. However, Sai Sudharsan (80 in 49 balls, with 10 fours and a six) stitched half-century partnerships with Kusal Mendis (20 in 10 balls, with a four and two sixes) and Washington Sundar (48 in 24 balls, with five fours and three sixes), keeping GT ahead of the required rate. However, some fine death bowling prevented them from winning as MI restricted GT to 208/6 in 20 overs.Trent Boult (2/56) was the top bowler for MI. Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson, AshwKumar and Mitchell Santner got one each.Rohit Sharma was awarded Player of the Match for his exceptional batting performance. (ANI)
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