'If I think only about selection, I'm doing injustice to my team': Shubman Gill

There is no bigger honour than representing India in the T20 World Cup but as Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill feels that he will be doing injustice to himself and his team if national selection occupies his mindThe 24yearold who scored 890 runs during IPL 2023 and is among the top10 batters in the current list believes that if he is picked it will be another chance for him to take a shot at gloryIf he is not picked then he will wish the selected 15 the very best from the bottom of his heartPlaying for India is the biggest thing But if I start thinking about the World Cup then I will be doing injustice to my current team GT and myself If I have to be picked for the T20 World Cup I will be picked But right now my focus is on IPL and how to get the best out of my team and perform the best for my team which also helps my players Gill told PTI in an interviewFor any player appearing in a World Cup is a dream but Gill is learning the art of controlling the controllablesObviously as a player I want to be there and play the World Cup and get that opportunity to represent my country at the highest level the biggest stage of T20 cricket Having played in a World Cup last year I have had my share of experiences and it would be great to be able to play another World Cup But I am not thinking that far ahead he addedBut he didnt forget to mention ever so subtly that he has a body of performance built over two seasonsI have scored almost 900 runs last season and if I had to be picked I will be picked if not then best of luck to those who are picked Gill saidCaptaining Titans is Gills first tryst with leadership and perhaps through its prism he is also learning more about ShubmanThe HumanIts now exactly one month and its captaincy been good for me I have learnt a lot of new things about myself and about the team which has been very interesting so far he saidAlso ReadThe Light on Pocket High on Impact players of IPL 2024 so farWhen asked to elaborate he spoke about how trust is a twoway street built on shared vulnerabilities of the leader and his contingentWhen you are just a player you are just thinking in terms of how you can help the team in terms of batting and fielding but when you are the captain you also need to find a way to get the best out of players I need to gain their trust in order to get the best out of them I need to show my vulnerability so that they can show theirs and you are always thinking more about others than yourself You become more giving feel good about yourself he saidIt is not always easy to lead a side after two fantastic seasons where the team played backtoback finals under Hardik Pandya winning the inaugural season in 2022 and finishing second best last yearSo does it become difficult to create his own footprints in a space created by Hardik and how does head coach Ashish Nehra help him ease into the roleHis answer was an interesting oneI think in that legacy that Gujarat Titans built Ashish Nehra had more of a role to play pat came the replyObviously under Hardik bhai this team had nothing but success but I am not thinking about whats gone in the last couple of seasons because thats history What my focus is right now is how we can get into the play off and in the playoff its then just about one match And we are a team that experienced success and know how to play big matches and be a better team in pressure situations he sounded hopeful of GTs playoff qualificationIt has been a steady rise to stardom for the Crown Prince of Indian batting who is expected to carry the mantle of being the leading light once Virat Kohli decides to hang his bootsHow does he look at fame and successSuccess very much defines who you are but it doesnt teach you anything Success can merely boost your ego and its your failures that teach you and you need that in order to grow he concludedWith agency inputs