Ahmedabad, March 20 -- Ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign opener against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill stressed on maximising the powerplay phase while batting, saying that not being able to do so last season was one of the reasons why they failed to move to playoffs after two great seasons.

GT will kickstart their IPL campaign against PBKS at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 25. During last year's IPL, GT's run rate during the first six overs was 7.72, the lowest among all teams, and Gill struck at 131.08 during that phase. Only his opening partner Sai Sudharsan (115.49) scored slower among batters with at least 150 runs in the powerplay last year. After two back-to-back finals, including a...