The excitement of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) is at its peak and the three teams of the playoffs have been officially confirmed. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, Gujarat Titans (GT) under the captaincy of Shubman Gill and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) under the captaincy of Pat Cummins have confirmed their places in the playoffs. Now there is a tough competition between four teams for the fourth position. Today there is a match between Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings, where it is very important for Punjab to win, otherwise their journey will also end today.

Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer and commentator in IPL 2026, Mohammad Kaif has chosen Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill as the best captain of this season. Under the leadership of Gill, Gujarat has made it to the top-2 this year and now they will face table topper Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier-1.

Mohammad Kaif, while praising Gill on his social media account ‘X’, wrote, “According to me, Shubman Gill is the best captain of IPL 2026. The real identity of a great captain is how he uses his bowlers properly.

Gill’s bowlers have performed brilliantly in 14 matches of this season, taking 108 wickets. Gill advises his bowlers to bowl on the right line and length for the Test match, which has been very effective. He himself plays excellent cricket and his batting technique is also excellent.”

Shubman Gill’s explosive performance in IPL 2026 This season, Shubman Gill has impressed everyone not only with his excellent captaincy but also with his aggressive batting. While playing as an opener, he is continuously giving strong starts to the team.

In the last two matches, he played match-winning innings of 85 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and 64 runs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). In the 13 innings played this season, Gill has scored a total of 616 runs with an excellent strike rate of 161.67.

On the basis of this brilliant performance, Gill remains at second position in the Orange Cap race. Interestingly, ahead of him in this list is his opening partner Sai Sudarshan, who has scored 638 runs in 14 innings. Gill is just 22 runs behind his teammate and has scored 6 brilliant half-centuries so far this season.

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