Shubman Gill's return from injury provides a significant boost for Gujarat Titans as they prepare to face Delhi Capitals in a crucial IPL 2026 match on Wednesday.
Key Points
- Shubman Gill has recovered from a muscle spasm and will captain Gujarat Titans against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
- Gujarat Titans are hoping their middle order, including Washington Sundar and Glenn Phillips, can make decisive contributions with the bat.
- Sai Sudharsan said he focussed on mental preparation, including yoga and meditation, to enhance his performance in high-pressure situations.
Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill has recovered from the muscle spasm that forced him to miss the previous game and will take the field against Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2026 match in Delhi on Wednesday.
Gill's opening partner Sai Sudharsan confirmed that the GT skipper has been ruled fit to play.
Gujarat Titans will hope Gill's return provides the spark as they seek to bounce back after two straight defeats in IPL 2026. They face a tough task against an in-form Delhi Capitals, who have made a good start to the season with two wins in a row.
"He is absolutely fine and will play," said Sudharsan on the eve of the game, on Tuesday.
'We believe in our middle order.'
Titans have been tagged as a top heavy batting side. The middle order in the last game was unable to do the job after the launch pad provided by Sudharsan.
The left-hander said the team firmly believes in the middle order comprising Washington Sundar and Glenn Phillips.
"If someone from the top three batters plays longer, it's always a great thing for the team. We believe in our middle order. This is the team which played last year and we qualified. So it's just two games and I and the whole team believes that our middle order will win games," he said.
'T20 batting is getting greater every season'
The way T20 cricket is going, Sudharsan feels one has to evolve as a batter every six months. He has been among the prolific run scorers in the IPL over the past two seasons.
"Definitely as the sport is evolving and the T20 batting is getting greater every season or even every five, six months. It's very important for me to learn from it and be versatile enough to have that in my kitty and equip myself with that."
On preparation for IPL 2026, he added: "Nothing in particular but the biggest awareness I had was if we are going to chase something really big, how are we going to approach the innings. So just awareness point and mindset point and what decisions we can take. I was working on that before the tournament.
"And having your mind sorted is the biggest thing. I put a lot of time on that. I do yoga and I do a lot of meditation, visualization to keep myself mentally fit," added Sudharsan.
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