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5 hours ago
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'Shubhu Baby': Gill, Pandya Showcase Bromance On Instagram Amid Rift Rumors
Last Updated: Shubman Gill dismissed rumors of a rift with Hardik Pandya after their IPL 2025 Eliminator clash. Gill stated they share "nothing but love" despite viral videos suggesting tension. India Test captain Shubman Gill has rubbished the rumors of his rift with senior all-rounder Hardik Pandya after the duo clashed as captains of Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians respectively in the IPL 2025 Eliminator on Friday. After videos of their alleged 'cold shoulder' to each other at the toss and aggression during the match went viral, Gill took to social media after his side's 20-run loss to say that they shared 'nothing but love'. Using his Instagram story as the medium, Gill posted two photos with Pandya — one seemingly after the toss, with the duo posing for the camera together, and another of them celebrating together in India's Blue. Gill tagged the MI skipper and wrote, 'Nothing but love. Don't believe everything you read on the internet.' He also put a heart emoji for good measure, attempting to end the gossip once and for all. The grapevine started to buzz after a video from the toss went viral on social media. In it, both Pandya and Gill were seen putting their hands out for a shake, but not going ahead with it completely. Later, when Gill got out in the first innings, Pandya celebrated aggressively and on his face. Broadcasters joined in the fun, too, replaying the clips several times and suggesting that there could be some tension between the two. Watch an example of the several viral clips here: #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #KLRahul #IPL2025 #RCB #GTvsMI — Monish (@Monish09cric) May 30, 2025 Soon after, Pandya reposted this story too, with the caption, 'Always Shubhu Baby' and a couple of emojis. The notion of this 'tension' that people are speaking about is rooted in Pandya's famous trade to MI. The all-rounder was GT's first-ever captain in 2022 and led them to an unprecedented debut year title, followed by another final in 2023. In 2024, he was traded back to MI, who scouted and brought him to the IPL, and young Gill was made the captain. Under him, GT's first season didn't go well as they finished eighth among the 10 teams. This year, they were one of the best teams in the group stages and Gill's captaincy success seemed to have played a role in his Test promotion, too, but a stack of losses in the business end finished their campaign in the Eliminator. First Published:
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6 hours ago
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'We will always fight through': How MI's winning mentality showed in IPL 2025 Eliminator win over GT
Mumbai Indians' winning culture showed as they beat Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025 Eliminator on Friday. Head coach Mahela Jayawardene credited senior players like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya for instilling the never-give-up mentality. They will face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on Sunday. read more Mumbai Indians (MI) are one of the most successful teams in IPL history. They proved this again on Friday, when they defeated Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025 Eliminator and kept their hopes of winning a record-breaking sixth title alive. The team will now face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2, and if they win that, they will reach the final. MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene has said that a big reason behind the team's strong mindset is their core of senior Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav. He said that the team has a winning culture and that comes mainly from those who have been part of MI for years. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Winning mentality comes from the senior players' Jayawardene explained that it's easier to carry forward a winning culture when you already have experienced players who know how to handle pressure and win games in tough situations. In MI's do-or-die game against GT, senior players like Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah stepped up and delivered when it mattered the most. Mumbai Indians scored a big total of 228/5 against Gujarat Titans, with Rohit Sharma playing a brilliant knock of 81 runs. But in the second innings, Mumbai found themselves in some trouble. After losing a couple of early wickets, Gujarat batters started to settle in and made the chase look possible. Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar built an important partnership and MI were badly in need of a wicket. That is when Jasprit Bumrah came back into the attack and gave Mumbai a big breakthrough by removing Sundar. 'Well, when you have a winning culture, it is easier to try and have that same thing going through. Even when you get a new group, we still have a very experienced co-group within our ranks. So, the conversations that we have, planning and everything is about, how can we get better, how can we push through,' he said. 'That winning mentality itself comes through from those senior players and having that experience, guys who have won trophies does help and my job is to try and cultivate that for the new guys who are coming into the spot,' Jayawardene added. MI's never-give-up attitude The former Sri Lanka captain said that the conversations within the team are always about how to get better and how to push through tough situations. Jayawardene added that his role is to pass on that mentality to the new players who joined after the big auction this year. 'After the big auction, we had quite a few new faces, but I think telling them about the history of Mumbai and how we go, how we operate and have that attitude that we will never die from a situation, we will always fight through. So, I think that is shown today,' Jayawardene said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Can MI do it again? Mumbai Indians are now just one step away from another IPL 2025 final. If they beat Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on Sunday (1 June), they will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final on 3 June. MI reached Qualifier 2 after a 20-run win over GT on Friday. MI had finished fourth on the IPL 2025 points table.
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7 hours ago
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Shubman Gill Breaks Silence On Rift Rumors With Hardik Pandya: 'Don't Believe...'
India Test captain Shubman Gill has rubbished the rumors of his rift with senior all-rounder Hardik Pandya after the duo clashed as captains of Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians respectively in the IPL 2025 Eliminator on Friday. After videos of their alleged 'cold shoulder' to each other at the toss and aggression during the match went viral, Gill took to social media after his side's 20-run loss to say that they shared 'nothing but love'. Using his Instagram story as the medium, Gill posted two photos with Pandya — one seemingly after the toss, with the duo posing for the camera together, and another of them celebrating together in India's Blue. Gill tagged the MI skipper and wrote, 'Nothing but love. Don't believe everything you read on the internet.' He also put a heart emoji for good measure, attempting to end the gossip once and for all.
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7 hours ago
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'Still Feel Bumrah Should...': Ex-Cricketer Reacts To MI Star's Yorker Vs Sundar
Last Updated: Shreevats Goswami praised Jasprit Bumrah's yorker to Washington Sudnar, suggesting he should have been picked as India's Test captain over Shubman Gill. Former Bengal and Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketer Shreevats Goswami wondered whether Jasprit Bumrah's stunning yorker to clean-bowl Gujarat Titans (GT)'s Washington Sundar in the IPL 2025 Eliminator was the 'ball of the season'. He also put up a deeper question, saying that he still felt the Mumbai Indians (MI) star pacer should have been picked as India's Test captain instead of 25-year-old Shubman Gill. It was a typically excellent yorker from the pacer to the left-handed Sundar. The batter tried to make room, but couldn't get under it in time and ended up with his legs wide open, allowing the rapid ball to go through the gate to crash onto the stumps. Sundar lost his balance, too, and ended up on the floor. 'Is this the ball of this season IPL ? Still have a feeling Bumrah should have been our test captain. #MIvsGT #BumrahSpecial #IPLFinals #ipl," Goswami wrote on X, sharing a video of the wicket. Is this the ball of this season IPL ? Still have a feeling Bumrah should have been our test captain. #MIvsGT #BumrahSpecial #IPLFinals #ipl — Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) May 31, 2025 It was a special delivery, as much for the quality as the timing, for Sundar and Sai Sudharsan were in between a quick 84-run partnership for the fourth wicket and were flying in the chase of 228/6. Bumrah had already bowled two overs, and Hardik Pandya was forced to bring him in for a third to break the stand, which is just what the pacer did. He ended his spell with figures of 4-0-27-1. His sole wicket proved to be the most crucial of the night as GT couldn't recover and MI secured a 20-run win in the last over. He was said to be firmly in the running for India captaincy, too, considering he had led thrice in Tests already, including in the sensational win in Perth, but Gill was eventually given the chance. When asked about the decision, chief selector Ajit Agarkar cited the fitness concerns with him as a reason for prioritising Gill. 'I mean, not really booms (Bumrah), because he led in Australia. He was vice captain in Australia but once he's not going to be available for all the test matches, I think he's more important to us as a player. We want him fit. There's always that extra burden when you're leading, managing 15-16, other people, there's a lot that it takes out of you," Agarkar said in the pre-series press conference. First Published:
Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
Shubman Gill breaks silence on 'ego clash' with Hardik Pandya after on-field tensions with MI skipper
Shubman Gill has put a full stop to all speculations about a supposed rift with Hardik Pandya following their face-off in the IPL 2025 Eliminator. In a gripping contest at Mullanpur's New PCA Stadium, Hardik's Mumbai Indians edged past Gill's Gujarat Titans in a game that sparked as much conversation off the field as it did on it. The chatter began during the toss itself. As Hardik reached out for the customary handshake, Gill seemed to ignore it, although the latter, too, seemed to have extended the had earlier. Hardik eventually walked on for the post-toss interview without the handshake; what followed on the field only intensified the buzz. When Hardik dismissed Gill in the second innings, he didn't hold back in celebration, charging past the GT skipper and shouting 'Come on!' as his MI teammates swarmed around him. The moment went viral within minutes, fuelling wild claims of an 'ego clash' between the former GT teammates. Social media was quick to paint the evening as a personal showdown between two of Indian cricket's most prominent figures. But Gill has now broken silence on the issue. Addressing the noise, the GT captain took to Instagram on Saturday with a two-picture collage featuring him and Hardik and wrote: 'Nothing but love (Don't believe everything you see on the internet).' The two players go a long way back. In Gujarat Titans' debut season in 2022, Hardik and Gill were the franchise's top two picks, with Pandya leading the side and Gill anchoring the top order. Together, they steered GT to a sensational title in their very first year. Even in 2023, Gill thrived under the all-rounder's leadership, finishing with a record-breaking 890 runs in the season. But the dynamic shifted in 2024 when Pandya moved to Mumbai Indians and Gill inherited the GT captaincy. Thursday's intense duel saw the former allies turn fierce rivals, at least on the field. But Gill's post put all rumours to rest, offering a reminder that not every fiery moment signals bad blood. With MI now heading to Qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, the focus shifts back to the cricket. Gill, meanwhile, will return to action when India take on England in the first Test of the series in Headingley on June 20; the youngster will lead the Test team for the first time on the occasion.
