Loyalty and commitment...', Shubman Gill spoke on becoming the captain of Gujarat Titans, made a joke about Hardik!

IPL 2024 Gujarat Titans: Gujarat Titans on Monday appointed Shubman Gill as the new captain for the 2024 IPL season. Former team captain Hardik Pandya was recently included in the Mumbai Indians team through the trade window. Shubman has now been challenged to build the legacy of Titans. The Gujarat team has been the champion of 2022 and the runner-up of 2023. Now Shubman will have the responsibility to take this team forward and it remains to be seen how this team performs under the supervision of Ashish Nehra. However, Shubham has given a statement regarding this challenge and pressure from the captain. He has said that, which is also being seen as a sarcasm on Hardik.

Gujarat Titans posted a video

Gujarat Titans has posted a video, in which Shubman Gill is talking about his responsibilities and the team. He said, "I think the excitement about the captaincy will not be complete until we play the first match." As you know, this will not be done in a short time. This is a great experience. I mean, IPL started when I was 7 or 8 years old. It is a dream for any kid who wants to become a cricketer and wants to play IPL to be able to captain a team. Then to be instrumental in bringing that team together, that's a great experience.

What did Shubham say about the captain?

Shubham said, I mean, we all know that captaincy comes with a lot of responsibilities and commitment is one of them. Discipline is one of them. It is one of hard work. Loyalty is one of them. Because I think, I have played under some big and great leaders and I have a lot to learn from them. I think what I have learned from the experience of playing under his captaincy will help me a lot in this IPL.

"We have great leaders in our current team, be it Kane Williamson or Rashid Bhai or Shami Bhai or even David Miller or Wriddhiman Saha," he said. I think next season will be a great season. I will definitely learn a lot during this, which will be my experience as a captain. I see people making great memories during this trip. While Shubham talks about leaders in his statement, he does not name Hardik. Then, a loyal statement is also being seen as being associated with a hearty one. Importantly, Hardik has left the team after two years. He left Gujarat Titans and rejoined Mumbai Indians.