Gujarat Titans became the third team to be eliminated from the race for the top 4. As a result, Shubman Gill will join the likes of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Co to travel to the United States of America. He will be in the first batch of players and staff to travel to USA on 24th May.
Back to back finalists in 2022 and 2023, Gujarat Titans had a horrible campaign in IPL 2024. Under new captaincy, Gujarat Titans are placed 8th in the points table with 11 points. GT got knocked out after the GT vs KKR clash was washed off with heavy rain yesterday.
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Shubman Gill to depart for USA on 24th May
As a result, Shubman Gill will accompany the Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings players who were also eliminated. Gill will be joined by skipper Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh on his travel to USA for ICC T20 World Cup.
The first batch of Indian players and staff will depart for USA on 24th May. The second batch of players will leave for USA after the conclusion of IPL 2024 finals. The first batch will consist of players from teams who will not make it to the top 4.
As for Gill, he will is not a part of 15-member squad. In fact, Shubman Gill will be a part of the traveling reserve. It remains to be seen if he gets a chance to feature in a game for the Men in Blue in the ICC T20 World Cup.