India, March 26 -- Google CEO and cricket lover Sundar Pichai has weighed in on an 'IPL mystery' - why did Gujarat Titans bench Washington Sundar from their playing XI?

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to field against Punjab Kings in their opening match of the IPL 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Both Washington Sundar and Glen Phillips have found themselves on the bench - leaving many cricket fans confused and questioning the decision.

One such confused fan took to the social media platform X to ponder the mystery, and received a response from the CEO of Google.

"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," cricket fan Pushkar posted...