“Shubman Gill’s captaincy was not up to the mark” - Virender Sehwag slams Gujarat Titans captain

Former Indian opener and commentator Virender Sehwag has come out all guns blazing, slamming Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill, who failed to create an impact as a skipper in the team’s season opener against Punjab Kings.

Notably, PBKS secured an 11-run win over Gujarat Titans in the team’s first match on Tuesday, March 25. Sehwag lashed out at Gill’s decision to go with Arshad Khan in the powerplay overs when Siraj was bowling well. Arshad went on to concede 21 runs in the fifth over, changing the game’s complexion.

"I thought that Shubman Gill's captaincy was not up to the mark, he was not ready, he was not proactive. When Siraj was bowling well, he brought on Arshad Khan, who I think conceded 21 runs in the powerplay, and that over changed the momentum. If Siraj is bowling well with the new ball, there is no point holding him back for the death overs, and you see he also got hit in the end," Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.

"A captain should have the proactive-ness to know that if one of his bowlers is doing well, he should have an extended spell," he added.

Speaking about the loss after the match, captain Shubman Gill stated that his bowlers conceded a lot of runs in the death overs. Moreover, he slammed poor fielded as one of the reasons behind the defeat. 

"We got our chances when we were bowling and batting. Conceded too many runs at the back end, we let ourselves down with the fielding. Too many misfields and dropped catches. Matter of chases in such games. Those three overs in the middle we scored around 18 runs. We didn't score as many in the first three overs. That cost us the game," Gill stated after the game.

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