Why Shubman Gill is not playing against Rajasthan Royals; Rashid Khan provides concerning update

Shubman Gill is missing from the Gujarat Titans’ playing XI against Rajasthan Royals tonight in their second IPL 2026 match. GT’s stand-in captain, Rashid Khan, confirmed at the toss that Gill will not be available for the game due to an injury.

Rashid revealed that Gill is dealing with a muscle spasm, the same injury that kept him out of the home series against South Africa late last year. "Gill has got bit of a muscle spasm, hopefully he will be back soon," the Afghan spinner said.

Meanwhile, Kumar Kushagra has been added in Gill's place in the playing XI for GT vs RR game. He will play his first match of the season tonight as Gujarat look for their maiden win against RR. The visitors, on the other hand, will be eager to keep the momentum going after winning their opening game.

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Rajasthan Royals won the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and chose to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi provided a solid start, while Dhruv Jurel also contributed to take them past 130 after 13 overs.

GT vs RR: Playing XIs and Impact Subs

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (w), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

Rajasthan Royals Impact subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Singh

Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Kumar Kushagra, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (w), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (c), Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Gujarat Titans Impact subs: Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Anuj Rawat, Jayant Yadav