It was simply the 4th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 however Shubman Gill’s gorgeous catch for Gujarat Titans is already being labelled because the “Catch of the tournament”. The India opener took the catch of Evin Lewis, flaunting his athletic skill in GT’s opening match towards fellow newbies Lucknow Super Giants on the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, March 28.
Shubman Gill left cricket followers awestruck as he ran again from contained in the 30-yard circle to cowl floor and take a diving catch to ensure Varun Aaron’s well-directed bouncer did not go waste.
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On-air commentators, together with legendary Sunil Gavaskar, heaped reward on Gill’s effort because the India opener made the catch look straightforward. Gill by no means took his eyes off the ball proper from the second Lewis top-edged it into the evening sky within the 4th over of the match.
A piece of followers have been even reminded of Kapil Dev’s iconic catch from the 1983 World Cup last that noticed the dismissal of West Indies nice Viv Richards when Gill picked up the catch.
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Catch of the match from Shubman Gill. Top class!
— Siddarth Srinivas (@sidhuwrites) March 28, 2022
That Shubman Gill catch jogs my memory of the one Kapil Dev took within the 1983 last…#GTvsLKN
— Sandipan Banerjee (@im_sandipan) March 28, 2022
CATCH THAT, Shubman ????
ICYMI – An excellent leaping catch from @ShubmanGill that ended Evin Lewis’s keep on the market within the center.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 28, 2022
Is it a ??? Is it a ??? No! It’s Shubman Gill!#TitansFAM, ???????? ???????? ?????#SeasonOfFirsts #AavaDe #GTvLSG #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/BoAePJxqJL
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) March 28, 2022
?? What a Catch @ShubmanGill ?????????????? #IPL2022 ? pic.twitter.com/EqWe25heTW
— ?? Sathya?? (@Sathyaaaa8) March 28, 2022
WHAT A CATCH BY @ShubmanGill UNBELIEVABLE! ?? #LSGvsGT #IPL2022
— Prathamesh Avachare (@onlyprathamesh) March 28, 2022
Gill’s catch to dismiss Evin Lewis added to the stress on Lucknow Super Giants as Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammed Shami rocked their top-order, getting captain KL Rahul for a golden duck within the first supply of the match earlier than sending Quinton de Kock’s stumps cartwheeling.
After Aaron picked up Lewis’s wicket, Shami struck once more, getting the wicket of Manish Pandey, leaving Lucknow reeling att 32/4 on the finish of the powerplay.
However, Lucknow fought again nicely with Deepak Hooda hitting a counter-attacking 55, stitching a strong 80-plus partnership with 22-year-old Ayush Badoni who shone in his first outing for the brand new franchise.
Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya lastly bowled once more, ending months of hypothesis however the all-rounder gave away 37 runs in his 4-over spell ass Lucknow fought again from the top-order collapse.