“Slow and Steady win the race” – Shubman Gill’s cheeky reply to trolls on social media
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Gujarat Titans became the first IPL team to qualify for this edition’s play-offs after they defeated Lucknow Super Giants by a huge margin of 62 runs. Gujarat managed 144 in the first innings thanks to a calm and composed inning by Shubman Gill. The 22-year-old anchored the innings remaining not out for the entire quota of 20 overs scoring a sublime 63 off 49. It was then a Rashid Khan masterclass who took 4/24 helping Gujarat bowl out LSG for just 82.
Shubman Gill was adjudged the man of the match for his performance with the bat. Gill was surpassingly the only player in the match scoring over 30 runs in the game. However, the 22-year-old was still trolled for his batting after steering his team to victory. Gill also climbed up places in the Orange Cap race becoming 4th with 384 runs in 12 games.
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Shubman Gill shut his critics with a taunting reply on Twitter
Shubman Gill, replying to articles that criticised him for his slow game used the ‘Slow and Steady’ moral after Gujarat won the game. Using the emojis of a turtle and a rabbit, the 22-year-old implied that it is always slow and steady that wins the race. Gujarat fans were quick to rush to his support after the team recorded the superb victory going top of the table.
While 128.57 is a relatively low strike rate in a T20 game, especially for a batsman who faced 49 balls. Shubman Gill had to show grit as he kept watching wickets fall on the other end. Gujarat are not a team that bats deep. Hence, Shubman Gill knew he had to stay and steer the innings at the best possible rate.
Moreover, the player has stayed for all 20 overs, and didn’t exactly face that many balls. Shubman Gill only faced 49 of the 120, rather low for someone who opens the innings. Hence, Gill never got the momentum to really get going and had to push back when he knew he was the last batsman in his team towards the end.
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