Mumbai, April 5 -- Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin hailed Gujarat Titans (GT) opener, Sai Sudarshan, for his excellent knock in a losing cause against Rajastha Royals and how the opening combination will be key for GT once skipper Shubman Gill returns from his injury.

Gill missed out on his first-ever game in GT colours due to muscle spasm, and the 2022 champions fell six runs short despite a valiant partnership between tailenders Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada against the Rajasthan Royals at Ahmedabad on Saturday.

During the chase of 211, opening with debutant Kumar Kushagra, Sudarshan made a 44-ball 73, with nine fours and three sixes, putting up 78 runs for the first wicket with Kushagra, who made just 18 on his GT debut....