Hardik Pandya's Gujarat are currently playing against Punjab in the 48th match of the Indian T20 League 2022. Gujarat opted to bat first in the encounter, but they did not have a good start. Shubman Gill (nine runs in six balls) was involved in an unfortunate run out in the third over of the game.
Trying to steal a quick single, Gill took off, but Rishi Dhawan's direct hit was quicker. Gill stood in the middle with disappointment as he felt Sandeep Sharma, the bowler, came in his way while taking the run. Gujarat lost their first wicket after scoring just 17 runs.
"@ShubmanGill is gone with irresponsible running.. @gujarat_titans please drop Shubman Gill. Early wickets in powerplay will not help you in playoffs. Try someone like @RGurbaz_21 with Saha in opening..." a disappointed fan tweeted after the runout.
The 22-year-old has struggled with the bat this season. Although he has played a few good knocks, he hasn't been consistent. Gill has scored 260 runs in nine matches at an average of 28.89. However, a majority of his runs have come in two innings. He scored 84 runs against Delhi and 96 runs in Gujarat's earlier encounter against Punjab.
Speaking of the ongoing game against Punjab, the Hardik Pandya-led team did not have the best of starts. They lost early wickets, which put them in a tough situation. The Gujarat-based franchise scored 56 runs in the first nine overs, but lost three wickets in the process. After Shubman Gill, the in-form Wriddhiman Saha (21 runs off 17) and Hardik Pandya (10 runs off 14 balls) departed soon.
Here are the Twitter reactions to Shubman Gill's run out
Gill departs!
The GT opener goes for a quick single, Rishi Dhawan at covers comes in quickly and hits the stumps directly
(with only one stump to aim)🔥 Shubman Gill goes for 9. GT - 22/1 (3)Live Blog➡️ https://t.co/0Di12s60bO#IPL2022 | #SRHvsCSK | #TataIPL2022
— Cricket.com (@weRcricket) May 3, 2022
#GTvsPBKS
Shubman Gill bhaiiiiiiii pic.twitter.com/deniUasv9D— Khushi🌻 (@hit_wicket__) May 3, 2022
Bro yaar run wagera banao. Kafi time ho gya dhuandhar batting dekhe hue
— sarthak sharma (@sarthak521) May 3, 2022
Please focus on your batting...and deliver on time for Gujarat Titans and hopefully for India as well
— Jaikumar Menon (@JaikumarMenon) May 3, 2022
May be @ShubmanGill need swiggy fast legs to run that single run 🤪 @swiggy_in #TATAIPL2022 #PBKSvsGT
— Raj kurangale (@Rajkurangale) May 3, 2022
@ShubmanGill is gone with irresponsible running.. @gujarat_titans please drop Shubman Gill. Early wickets in powerplay will not help you in playoffs. Try someone like @RGurbaz_21 with Saha in opening.. #GTvsPBKS #GujaratTitans #IPL2022
— Parth (@Parthrb) May 3, 2022
Was there any fixing here coz that runout was stupid from @ShubmanGill.
— Gaurav Kumar_B. (@itsgaura_doc) May 3, 2022
Better you deliver on time Shubman Gill https://t.co/hmzEayRbsV pic.twitter.com/HOoCRIgMP7
— MS (@XaviBaIl) May 3, 2022
Honestly thought that this will be Shubman Gill’s IPL this year😅.
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) May 3, 2022
@ShubmanGill mate, your running is also slower than @swiggy_in food delivery ! #IPL2022 #GTvsPBKS #runout
— Poora Chatora (@ChatoraPoora) May 3, 2022