{"id":280452,"date":"2025-04-12T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/12\/it-wasnt-as-good-as-expected-shubman-gill-on-reasons-behind-gujarat-titans-defeat-to-lucknow-super-giants-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T16:17:09","slug":"it-wasnt-as-good-as-expected-shubman-gill-on-reasons-behind-gujarat-titans-defeat-to-lucknow-super-giants-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/12\/it-wasnt-as-good-as-expected-shubman-gill-on-reasons-behind-gujarat-titans-defeat-to-lucknow-super-giants-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"‘It wasn’t as good as expected …’: Shubman Gill on reasons behind Gujarat Titans’ defeat to Lucknow Super Giants – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gujarat Titans’ Shubman Gill celebrates with teammate Sai Sudharsan after his half-century. (PTI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill<\/a> expressed disappointment over his team\u2019s inability to rotate strike effectively, as GT slumped to a six-wicket defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2025 clash on Saturday.
Despite a solid 120-run opening stand between Gill (60) and Sai Sudharsan (56), GT could only post 180\/6, a total Lucknow chased down with three balls to spare, thanks to composed half-centuries by Aiden Markram<\/a> (58) and Nicholas Pooran<\/a> (61).
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Reflecting on the loss, Gill emphasised the role of strike rotation on a sluggish pitch. \u201cThe wicket wasn’t easy to hit from the get-go and this was the conversation \u2014 that if there’s one batsman set, we have to play 17-18 overs so we can get to 200-210,\u201d he said at the post-match presentation. \u201cLosing back-to-back wickets didn’t help our cause.\u201d
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He pointed out that while the surface made free strokeplay difficult, GT\u2019s inability to keep the scoreboard ticking cost them crucial momentum. \u201cOur strike rotation wasn’t as good as expected and that’s something we have to work on,\u201d he added.
The defeat also saw GT slip from the top of the table, overtaken by Delhi Capitals.<\/p>\n

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Gill, however, found positives in his team’s fightback with the ball. \u201cWe were behind the game but if we got a few quick wickets, we could take the match deep. We got a few wickets after the 10th over but the ball didn’t stop as much as we thought it would.\u201d
\u201cFighting till the end was a good sign for us. That was the conversation in the second timeout \u2014 that we’ll take it as deep as possible,\u201d Gill concluded.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n