After winning the championship in the first year and just missing it in the second, Gujarat Titans got off to a fast start in the IPL. They had a dominant start to the IPL, but the team’s main dilemma is whether Hardik Pandya’s leadership or the team’s overall character, under Ashish Nehra’s coaching staff, was more responsible for their early success.
Now that Pandya is out of the picture, Ashish Nehra’s ability to coach will be put to the test. His approach to leading the team was relaxed and approachable, and it received positive feedback. Shubman Gill’s leadership will be put to the test even further. The young Indian batsman won praise for his batting prowess, but how will he lead the team? The Indian cricket players and the BCCI will also be interested in finding out the solution, in addition to the Titans management. Gill is essentially seen as the captain of India in the future, hence the consequences of his achievement or failure will extend well beyond Ahmedabad.
Where in this cycle they have finished: Champions in 2022; runners-up in 2023
Important additions include Azmatullah Omarzai, Kartik Tyagi, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, and Spencer Johnson.
Important Subtractions: Shivam Mavi, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami (injured), and Hardik Pandya (one-way transfer).
Entire Squad:
The captain Shubman Gill, along with David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Robin Minz, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Mandhar, B Sai Sudarshan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Kartik Tyagi, Shshant Mishra, Spencer Johnson, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Umesh Yadav, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, and Manav Suthar.
One statistic from the previous year that they should fix
Throughout the season, Titans seamers picked up 23 Powerplay wickets, which is tied for most of any team. They took 16 wickets at 22.50 in nine home games, but only seven wickets at 47.00 in eight away games.
Accidents and accessibility:
For GT, Mohammed Shami will be the biggest absentee of the season. Matthew Wade, an Australian keeper-batsman who will represent Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield final on March 21–25, will also be missing. Naturally, the team will miss having Hardik Pandya on the team—he joined the Mumbai Indians.
Potential Impact Player strategy and possible XI:
Shubman Gill, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudarshan, David Miller, and Vijay Shankar.
You can use Kane Williamson in place of Noor Ahmad or Mohit Sharma.
