The former head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Tom Moody, said that the opening pair of Sai Sudharsan and Skipper Gill by Sai Sudharsan and Skipper Gill were in red form in the 2025 IPL because of the learning of how they can move through the gears in a round. Sunday, at the Arun Jaitley stadium, Sudharsan struck 108 steps on 61 balls – its second century IPL with 12 four and four. He was also supported by Captain Gill, who made 93 unbeaten bullets on 53 balls – hitting three four and seven six – while GT chased 200 in 19 Overs, and also reserved his place in the playoffs.
“I think that the way they enter as a pair of opening, they seem to really understand everyone’s game. One seems to fall behind the other if one really launched. So they cover each other and there seems to be a diagram throughout the season. And just their traditional draft game.”
“What this shows you is the class of this pair of strikers. These are appropriate strikers who have the technique that can withstand any storm, but they have also developed this over time, they have learned to move through the gears. They may have only had three gears in previous years, the two have five gears they can change,” Moody to Espncricinfo.
As an opening pair in IPL 2025, Sudharsan and Gill have raised 839 points, with an average of 76.27, with seven stands over 50 – three of them exceeding 100 brands. The veteran of India, Piyush Chawla, feels Sudharsan and Gill has mastered the art of never missing a chance to capitalize on the errors of querors.
“How do you build the pressure? By Bowling Dot Balls. These two are so good, not only in this game; if you see the other games too, where the land was a little delicate, they are so good (in) running between the counters, which really make their lives easier.”
“When you play a good ball as a bowling player, you are looking for a point ball or a counter. They transform it into one. And when there is a ball to strike for a border, they never miss these chances.”
“I remember a match against KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) when they played Eden Gardens. It was a pitch difficult to beat, but again Shubman Gill made this terrain completely different, and when the other strikers struck, it seemed that they were struck on a different surface. It is the quality of these two,” he concluded.
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