The 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) competition and the ICC T20 World Cup squad tryouts are taking place concurrently. Reports state that the Indian team will be announced by the end of April. At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, Shubman Gill—the league’s top run scorer in 2023—announced his arrival in the 17th season of the league with an incredible unbeaten 89, albeit in a losing effort against Punjab Kings.
Gill is one of the players vying to be the first man in India’s T20I team. Although the Gujarat Titans captain received a surprising “KL Rahul” advice from BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull feels that the player does not belong in the T20 World Cup squad, despite his knock against PBKS.
