How and why Shubhman Gill's Gujarat Titans replied to Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s 'Sundar IPL mystery' post 10 day later

Hyderabad: Gujarat Titans' batter Washington Sundar plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans, at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)

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Washington Sundar’s latest match-winning performance against SRH

Gujarat Titans (GT) has responded to an earlier post by Google CEO Sundar Pichai . Pichai had questioned on X why cricketer Washington Sundar was benched in the IPL match against Punjab Kings. Following Sundar's return to the team and a key performance in GT's victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the franchise issued a reply.“Sundar came. Sundar conquered,” GT said in a reply to Pichai’s post.Sundar and Glenn Phillips were excluded from the playing XI, causing confusion among fans. An X user, Pushkar, expressed his frustration, questioning on the platform, "How Sundar sneaks into the best 15 of India but doesn't get a place in any IPL XI when 10 teams exist is a mystery."Google CEO Pichai responded to the post, saying, "I have been wondering this too," and added a smiley face.Washington Sundar scored a quick 49-run knock that helped the team register their win. He scored these runs in 29 balls with a strike rate of 168.97. Sundar was promoted to No. 4 and batted aggressively with 5 fours and 2 sixes, contributing to Gujarat Titans' win.GT were struggling early in the run chase, losing two wickets inside the powerplay. He played an aggressive innings, stitching a crucial 90-run partnership with Shubman Gill. Sundar later credited the team's coaching staff for promoting him up the order, saying it was a “rare opportunity”.Gujarat Titans posted another tweet saying, “Some 49s are better than fifties!,” essentially praising Washington Sundar's performance in the macth.

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