Delhi: Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill did not make it clear before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Punjab Kings (PBKS) whether former England captain Jose Butler would open with him or not. Butler, who started the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal in Rajasthan Royals (RR), can bat for GT this time. The first match of GT will be played on 25 March at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Gill’s response to Butler’s batting order
Gill said in a press conference before the match, “We all have seen what he has done in England and IPL. He played at number 3 in the last series, so I don’t think it will be a problem for him to change the batting order. We have not decided on which number he will bat. It may be decided during the match. He has made a different number of different numbers in the last 8-9 years, so he has done well and did well. Does not look. “
Butler was not retained by RR and GT bought him in the IPL 2025 auction for Rs 15.75 crore, making him the most expensive foreign player of this auction. He holds the record of scoring the most runs by any England batsman in the IPL.
Butler’s record in IPL
| Match | Innings | Run | average | strike rate | century | Half -century |
|---|
| 106 | 106 | 3,582 | 38.10 | 147.52 | 7 | 19 |
Butler has recently batted at number 3 for England, where Phil Salet and Ben Docket opened. In such a situation, he can also be seen in this role for GT.
If Butler does not open, then who will do it?
If GT feeds Butler at number 3, Sai Sudarshan can open. Last season he played at number 3 for GT, but this time he can open with Shubman Gill, which will give the team the benefit of left-right combination.
The GT will have a dangerous bowling lineup of Punjab Kings, which includes bowlers like Marco Johnson, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Ajmatullah Omarjai and Yuzvendra Chahal. Now it will be interesting to see which opening pair GT descends.
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