India, April 25 -- The disappointment was clear on Shubman Gill's face as Gujarat Titans fell to a five-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday. The disappointment was also there in the GT dugout and among their fans. The shift from reliability to unreliability was hard to ignore. Although Sai Sudharsan got a ton, it wasn't enough. Meanwhile, his opening partner, Gill, failed to convert his start and departed for 32 off 24 balls. The GT skipper hit two fours and a maximum, striking at 133.33.

The defeat against RCB showed that GT can't really rely on Gill and Sudharsan's opening partnership anymore. Their partnership was built on control, tempo and trust. But that wasn't really visible during their stay together in th...