In a collision with high bets already charged with Shaubman Gill and Hardik Pandy, they found themselves in the middle of an unpleasant moment that set social media before the first ball in the IPL 2025 eliminator between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.
In throwing under the lights at the Narendra Modi stadium, Pandya – now the leading Indy Mumbai against his former side – seemed to turn towards Gill as if offering Handshake. Gill seemed to respond in nature, but both captains hesitated and withdrawn at the same time, resulting in a visibly clumsy exchange that the cameras immediately raised.
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This was followed by an unpleasant pause before Pandya proceeded directly to the commentator Ravi Shastrim and completely skipped the usual gesture. Interestingly, Mi’s paw coach, Kieron Pollard, approached Hardik Pandyi right after throwing and gave him a firm handshake – almost as if it showed how it happened.
Gujarat Titans chased a daunting 228-run goal set by Mumbai and needed a strong start from his openers. But these hopes were first and foremost interrupted when Trent Boult created a deadly in-Řasit, who was imprisoned by Gill in front of the gold duck. Skipper GT badly assessed the line while trying to predict Hoick across the line and the ball plunged into his pillows. The referee raised his finger without hesitation.
Pandy, charged with an early breakthrough, released a roaring celebration directly in front of Gill – sending, which was not unnoticed. Due to their history of former teammates in Gujarat Titans, the moment carried another edge.
Despite the brave 80 of the 49 balls from Sai Sudharsan, Titans eventually dropped by 20 short runs and ended up to 208 for six. Rohit Sharma (81 OFF 50) and Jonny Bairstow (47 out of 22) previously powered Mumbai to 228 for five, earning on GT Nedbal’s bowling and fields in a knockout collision.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
31. May 2025
Tune
