'Same intensity every game, one of Sai Sudharsan's biggest strengths' — Gill

Shubman Gill reckons Sai Sudharsan's biggest edge isn't his technique or his timing — it's the intensity he brings every single game, on and off the field. Gill made the point ahead of the IPL final, after Gujarat's Qualifier 2 win booked their spot.

Vikram Solanki echoed it, singling out the Gill-Sudharsan partnership as the difference-maker. Their batting set up the path to the title match — Gill's century in Qualifier 2 the most visible proof, but the consistency of the pair the real thing.

Irfan Pathan's take went further: best opening combination in IPL history. Their styles clash in the best way — Gill's aggression, Sudharsan's control — but they feed off each other. That's shown up most in the games that mattered.

Gill also floated his T20I ambitions publicly, tying his own form to a return to the national side. For now, though, everything runs through this partnership and how they perform in the final.