Delhi: In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, there was a moment in the match played between Mumbai Indians (Mi) and Gujarat Titans (GT) which caught everyone’s attention. In fact, in the match, MI star batsman Tilak Verma missed the catch of Gujarat captain Shubman Gill, which could have been heavy for Mumbai. Seeing this, former India veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, sitting in the commentary, looked very angry with Tilak.
This incident happened in the 12th over of the match when Ashwani Kumar was bowling. He put Shubman Gill outside the off stump, on which Gill played a strange shot. The ball went very high in the sky and this catch went to Fielder Tilak Verma, traveling a long way. Tilak had easily reached the ball, but sat down on taking the catch. This was a golden opportunity for Mumbai, but Tilak let it go by hand.
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Gavaskar raised questions on Tikal
After this incident, Sunil Gavaskar, who is commenting, questioned Tilak Verma. Gavaskar taunted the tape on Tilak’s fingers and said, ‘Are the fingers really injured?’ His indication was clear that if the players are not fit, then it can be harmful for the team to leave such easy catch.
Gavaskar’s remarks also went viral on social media as the fans of Mumbai were very disappointed with this missing opportunity. Especially when the rain could have affected the Duckworth Lewis rule due to rain and Shubman Gill’s dismissal could have been beneficial for Mumbai.
Due to DLS, GT’s innings was 19 overs, in which the team was given a target of 147 runs. Gujarat has reached the top of the points table by achieving this target in a exciting way. Shubman played a fast innings of 43 runs. He hit 4 fours and 3 sixes in just 22 balls and batted at a strike rate of 193.
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