The team of Gujarat Titans won the title in its very first season under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. He defeated Rajasthan Royals in the final match.
Gujarat Titans team is the defending champion
New Delhi. Gujarat Titans team for the first time in the year 2022 Indian Premier League I came to play and managed to win the title in the debut season itself. This time this team will come to defend its title. Captain Hardik Pandya and coach Ashish Nehra will have to chalk out a strategy that will win them the title again. After the auction of IPL 2023, some new names have also been added to this team, due to which some changes will also be seen in the team.
In the year 2022, Gujarat was not being considered as a contender for victory, but this team proved everyone wrong. Gujarat won the maximum 10 matches in the league round and topped the points table. In the first qualifier match, they defeated Rajasthan Royals and then defeated them in the final as well.
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Betting on young players in 2023 auction
This year also Gujarat would like to repeat the same success. In the IPL 2023 auction, he bought Shivam Mavi, KS Bharat, Kane Williamson of New Zealand and Josh Little of Ireland. With the arrival of these players, the Gujarat team has become stronger. With the arrival of these players, changes can also be seen in the playing eleven of the team.
Batting is strong
Gujarat’s batting is very strong. As an opener, the team has an explosive batsman like Shubman Gill. At the same time, with the arrival of Kane Williamson, the top order will become stronger. Rahul Tewatia, Miller and Hardik Pandya will be seen in the role of finisher. Vijay Shankar and Abhinav Manohar did not impress last season. Rashid Khan is also capable of hitting big sixes and can turn the tide of the match at the last minute. The batting order is a problem for the team. Who will open with Gill, will Wriddhiman Saha have to sit on the bench? Gujarat will have to find answers to these questions too.
Rashid is not a strong option
Talking about bowling, the team has experienced players in the form of spinner Rashid Khan. Rashid has recently won the PSL title to his team Lahore Qalandars, due to which his confidence has increased a lot. However, the problem is that if he is out for some reason, then all the burden will fall on Sai Kishore and Rahul Tewatia, who have not been as successful as Rashid.
There itself Hardik Pandya It is also not decided whether he will bowl or not because BCCI can talk about managing Hardik’s workload in view of the World Cup. As Mohammed Shami, the team has an experienced fast bowler. Along with the arrival of Shivam Mavi, newness will be seen in the fast bowling of the team. With the departure of Lockie Ferguson, there will be a lot of responsibility on Josh Little.
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