E2BET: Shubman Gill : Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill has broken his silence over the viral video of his awkward moment with Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya during the toss for the IPL 2025 Eliminator in Mullanpur on Friday, May 30. He dismissed all rumors of a rift with Pandya through a post on his Instagram story.
Shubman Gill : In the viral video, it appeared as if MI skipper Pandya was about to offer a handshake to his opposite number. Gill also seemed to respond initially, but for some reason, both pulled back and did not end up shaking hands. The strange exchange soon was all over social media platforms, with some fans even claiming that Gill seems to have developed an ego after being named Test captain.
Shubman Gill : Clearing the air over the matter, the GT skipper uploaded an Instagram story, featuring a couple of pictures with Pandya. Gill shared the story with the caption:
“Nothing but love. (Don’t believe everything you see on the internet) @hardikpandya93.”
Is There any Inside Rivalry Going Between Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill after Trading Hardik to MI by GT 🤔🤔🤔#RohitSharma #ViratKohli #KLRahul #IPL2025 #RCB #GTvsMI pic.twitter.com/cw6fMYWVsD
— Monish (@Monish09cric) May 30, 2025
Speaking of the match, Mumbai beat Gujarat by 20 runs in the IPL 2025 Eliminator in Mullanpur to seal their berth in Qualifier 2. Batting first, MI put up 228-5 on the board in their 20 overs as Rohit Sharma top-scored with 81 off 50. In the chase, GT were held to 208-6 even as Sai Sudharsan hit a fighting 80 off 49 balls. Gill was dismissed for 1, trapped lbw by Trent Boult.
“Definitely not easy when we drop three sitters” – Shubman Gill reflects on defeat in IPL 2025 Eliminator
“Definitely not easy when we drop three sitters. Wasn’t easy for the bowlers to control and doesn’t help when you drop three catches.”
GT were in the hunt during the 84-run stand between Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar (48 off 24), which ended when the latter was knocked over by a brilliant yorker from Jasprit Bumrah. Speaking about the stand, he said:
“Message was simple (for Sai and Washington). Just play the game you want to play and the goal was the same for both of them to make us win.”
Gujarat won the IPL during their debut season in 2022 and finished runners-up in 2023. They did not qualify for the playoffs last year, finishing in eighth place.
