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GT captain Shubman Gill confirmed pacer Kagiso Rabada is expected to return to IPL 2025 in 10 days. Rabada played two matches before leaving for personal reasons.
Kagiso Rabada (Image: AFP)
Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill confirmed on Saturday that the franchise is expecting pacer Kagiso Rabada to return to IPL 2025 action in around 10 days. It could prove to be a big boost for the 2022 Champions as they aim to build momentum towards the business end of the tournament.
Rabada played the first two matches of the Titans’ season against the Punjab Kings and the Mumbai Indians, picking up one wicket each. He returned home after that due to personal reasons with an indefinite return date. Gill gave the latest update at the toss against Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
“We will bowl first,” Gill said at the toss. “It is very hot. The wicket looks very good. If you won’t keep much grass, it would crack up. Things have been going well. We don’t think much about the past. It is about turning up on the day. It takes a couple of weeks for the team to gel in. We are going with the same team. Hopefully, Rabada will come back in 10 days or so,” he added.
In Rabada’s absence, Ishant Sharma has stepped up for GT and continues to be a part of their playing 11.
Gujarat Titans Playing 11 against Delhi Capitals: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Ishant Sharma
Meanwhile, DC has made one change by dropping Jake-Fraser McGurk and playing an extra bowler.
“I also wanted to field. I was confused as it was that hot,” DC captain Axar Patel. “I was a little skeptical due to the weather. The bowlers might get tired under the sun. We will look to score well and look to defend. We wanted a good start. We wanted to focus on the process. We are focussing on our process and execution. We keep talking about improvements. The dressing room atmosphere has been good. It is important to be clear in your ideas. We have given them clear roles. You might get success sometimes and sometimes you won’t get it. Jake is not playing well.”
Delhi Capitals (Playing 11): Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma and Mukesh Kumar
