Former veterans angry over Shubman Gill’s captaincy, chaos in Gujarat Titans after defeat by RCB

News India Live, Digital Desk: After the crushing defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill has come under attack from former cricketers and experts. A former Indian cricketer (reportedly Virender Sehwag or Sunil Gavaskar) has made a scathing attack on Gill’s leadership abilities, saying that he has lost his ‘courage’ under the pressure of captaincy. This statement has come at a time when the Gujarat team is continuously struggling this season and the path to the playoffs is becoming difficult for them. That passion is not visible on the field. The former veteran raised many serious questions while criticizing Gill during a TV show after the match: Strategic mistake: He said that when RCB batsmen (Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis) were scoring runs at a fast pace, Gill did not seem to have any ‘Plan-B’. Delay in rotation of bowlers and poor fielding placements took the match out of Gujarat’s hands. Impact on batting: The expert believes that due to the burden of captaincy, Gill’s own natural batting has also been affected. “He is no longer making shot selections as fearlessly as before, it seems as if he is afraid of losing,” commented the former cricketer. Account of the defeat against RCB. In this match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans scored a respectable score while batting first, but the RCB batsmen dwarfed it. Kohli’s class: Another brilliant innings by Virat Kohli helped Gujarat’s bowling attack. Devastated. Spinners’ flop show: Even veteran spinners like Rashid Khan looked ineffective in front of dew and the attack of the batsmen, which has increased Gill’s worries. Is the future ‘superstar’ under pressure? Shubman Gill is considered the future of Indian cricket, but this new responsibility of captaincy has presented many challenges to him. It was not easy to take charge of Gujarat after the departure of Hardik Pandya, and the figures of the current season (3 wins in 7 matches) reflect the declining graph of the team. Critics believe that Gill will have to bring back his aggression, otherwise this season may prove to be a nightmare for Gujarat.