Rohit Sharma's gesture from Shubman Gill's IPL form to WTC final

As Rohit Sharma praised Shubman Gill for his century against Mumbai Indians, he also made an indirect reference to the World Test Championship final against Australia.

GT stormed into the 2023 IPL final with an impressive 62-run win in the second qualifier against Mumbai Indians on Friday night. The Hardik Pandya-led side posted a mammoth 233/3 in 20 overs and then bundled out MI for 171 in 18.2 overs, with Mohit Sharma taking a brilliant five-wicket haul.

Titans' young opener Shubman Gill produced a masterclass in power-hitting, smashing 129 off just 60 balls. Gill hit 10 sixes and seven fours to bring up his third hundred of the season, helping the Titans post a formidable total after Rohit Sharma opted to bowl in Ahmedabad.

“All the bowling teams have been challenged this season, looking at what happened in the previous game, we had a great performance. Got to give credit to Shubman, he is in great form and I hope he continues that,” Rohit said, breaking into a chuckle. The MI captain's response was in reference to the WTC final against Australia.

Gill is set to open alongside Rohit in the final of the tournament, with Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, and Ajinkya Rahane likely to comprise the remaining of the top and middle-order.

Reflecting on the match, Rohit also said “Gill was superb. We needed someone to bat till the end like Gill. It was a good pitch, one side was small if we had taken the match deep then anything could have happened,” he said.