Gloves or ball? Shubman Gill's controversial escape after the referee heated stock exchange | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans Captain Shubman Gill was apparently displeased after his trial. IPL 2025 To meet Sunrisers Hyderabad At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.
The incident cropped a delivery of Jos Buttler from Zeeshan Ansari to the short thin leg and called for a quick single. Harshal ran, gathered the ball quickly and made a flat shot towards the end of the striker.
Wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen placed in front of the stumps tried to deviate from the ball into the stumps with his gloves.
The dismissal looked extremely tight and was sent to the top floor for the review.
The third referee checked whether the logs were broken by Klaasen's gloves or the ball. After a few repetitions, the referee concluded that the ball hit the stumps, and he showed a visible deviation after contacting the gloves as evidence.
Gill looked stunned and visibly angry with a decision, but he had no choice but to return to the pavilion. Later, after returning to the shelter, the TV referee made a swap with Michael Gough.
Despite his dismissal, Gill made a sensational kick and only 38 balls received 76 points.
Previously, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the throwing and was elected to the bowl. When SRH entered with an unchanged XI, Gujarat Titans made a change and fulfilled Gerald Coetzee's Karim Janat.
