During their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 encounter against the Rajasthan Royals (RR), Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill was spotted patting Rajeev Shukla’s feet and asking for prayers prior to the toss. The game was played at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday, April 9.
The opening batsman touched the BCCI Vice President’s feet as he approached for the toss and spoke briefly with him.
The video is available to fans here:
Rajeev Shukla ji is basically ghar ke sabse bade 😭 pic.twitter.com/cy3J1YoNF3
— J 🍍 (@goldenlou_28) April 9, 2025In relation to the game, the Royals chose to field first after winning the toss. Sai Sudharsan scored an incredible 82 off 53 balls, which included eight fours and three sixes, while Shubman Gill was removed for just two runs.
Rahul Tewatia remained undefeated at the conclusion with 24 off 12, while Jos Buttler (36 off 25) and Shahrukh Khan (36 off 20) also made significant runs. After 20 overs, GT’s innings ended at 217/6.
Shimron Hetmyer led RR in scoring with 52 off 32 balls, but they never appeared to be in control and lost by 58 runs after being bowled out for 159.
With eight points from five games, the Titans are now leading the table, while the Royals are in seventh position with four points.
“Everyone is chipping in” – Shubman Gill reflects on the team’s win against RR
In their fifth IPL 2025 encounter, the Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by a resounding 58 runs. GT captain Shubman Gill commended his squad during the post-game presentation, emphasizing the contributions of each player. According to ESPNcricinfo, he stated:
“Good total put up. It was not easy, the first three fours overs, it was nipping. Sai and Jos batted tremendously. We’d take 220 any day. Our fast bowlers doing a tremendous job. Everyone is chipping in. If you are difficulties in choosing the Player of the Match, that is the hallmark of everyone chipping in. When you have bowlers like we do, captaincy becomes easy. Whosoever I bring in, they are happy to contribute. We have Ishi bhai, who has played 100 Tests for us, everyone is nice.”
Shubman Gill
On Saturday, April 12, in Lucknow, GT will play the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
