India, April 25 -- Gujarat Titans' defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru was not only about failing to defend 205 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. It became a sharper captaincy debate because GT had actually dragged the chase back to a point where one correct bowling call could have forced RCB into the final over.

RCB were cruising for long periods through Virat Kohli's 81 off 44 balls, and Devdutt Padikkal's 55 off 27, but Gujarat found a small opening after the middle-order wickets. At 173/5 in the 16th over, the chase had not gone out of control. RCB still needed 33 from 27 balls, and with the set top-order batters gone, GT had a route back into the match.

That is where Shubman Gill's use of Mohammed Siraj came under scrutiny. Siraj had...