Chennai, March 25 -- Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin recknoned that Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gilll would be coming into the season "really hungry" to make it back to Indian T20I side and urged him to not chase a high strike rate and just play normally.

After a T20 World Cup snub following a run as the team's vice captain leading upto the tournament, Gill would be aiming to be among the thick of action and score as fast as he can to regain his place into Indian T20I spot.

Gill was recalled into the T20I side as its vice-captain and Sanju Samson was dropped and sometimes played down the order to accommodate Gill at the top. However, the experiment to make Gill a three-f...