Gujarat Titans IPL team came, saw, and conquered the IPL 2022 season. It was a dream start for the franchise as they won the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy in front of their home fans. With a few fresh additions in the IPL 2023 auction, Gujarat Titans will look to become the second team after Mumbai Indians to retain their title.
Gujarat Titans IPL Team Players
Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, and David Miller scored almost 500 runs for Gujarat Titans last season. The trio is crucial to the franchise’s title hopes, and the fans will be hoping that Hardik will remain injury-free.
Gill has been in stellar form in Indian colors. He brought up his maiden Test hundred and hit an ODI double hundred against New Zealand. Meanwhile, Miller will continue to play the anchor role.
Kane Williamson, signed in the IPL 2023 auction, is a reliable player in the top order. The former New Zealand captain is likely to find a place in the playing 11. After scoring 317 runs in 11 innings last season, wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha will look to replicate the same in the 16th edition. The 38-year-old hit three half-centuries and had a strike rate of 122.
The pace attack, led by Mohammad Shami, is one of the strengths of Gujarat Titans. He was the franchise’s leading wicket-taker last season with 20 wickets. Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Hardik Pandya, and new acquisitions Joshua Little, Odean Smith, and Mohit Sharma add more strength to the Gujarat Titans’ pace attack. Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz left for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rashid Khan headlines the Gujarat Titans spin department. The Afghan spin king, who snapped up 19 wickets in IPL 2022, will be eyeing the 20-mark in the upcoming season. Left-arm orthodox spinner Sai Kishore and Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad are the other spinners in the Gujarat Titans lineup. Sai made five appearances last season, while Noor is yet to make his IPL debut.
Gujarat Titans IPL Team Players List
Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Yash Dayal, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, Alzarri Joseph, Urvil Patel, Matthew Wade, Rahul Tewatia, Joshua Little, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Pradeep Sangwan, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, K S Bharat, Jayant Yadav, Odean Smith, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad, Abhinav Manohar
Captain of GT
Hardik Pandya leads the Gujarat Titans in IPL. The all-rounder led the franchise to 11 wins in 15 outings last year. After Rohit Sharma’s tenure, Hardik is likely to take over the white-ball captaincy from the ‘Hitman’. He recently guided India to a T20I series win over Sri Lanka at home.
Gujarat Titans PL Captaincy Record
Matches: 15, Won: 11, Lost: 4
Head Coach
Ashish Nehra struck gold in his first head coach role. The former fast bowler, who worked as the bowling coach of Royal Challenge Bangalore, guided the Titans to success in the 2022 season. Gary Kirsten is the batting coach, while Ashish Kapoor, Mithun Manhas, and Narender Negi are the assistant coaches.
Gujarat Titans IPL Team Schedule
Like other franchises, Gujarat Titans await the fixtures for the IPL 2023 season. The Ahmedabad-based franchise made a terrific start in their maiden IPL campaign, winning eight out of the nine opening matches. Hardik Pandya’s men beat Rajasthan Royals thrice and did the double over Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians were the only side that didn’t taste a defeat against the champions.
IPL 2022 Results:
Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants – GT won
Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals – GT won
Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans – GT won
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans – SRH won
Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans – GT won
Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings – GT won
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans – GT won
Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – GT won
Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – GT won
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings – PBKS won
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians – MI won
Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans – GT won
Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans – GT won
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans – RCB won
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals – GT won
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals – GT won
Gujarat Titans IPL Team Venues
Narendra Modi Stadium will host Gujarat Titans’ home matches in the new season. The refurbished stadium witnessed the Titans winning the 15th edition of the IPL by beating Rajasthan Royals in the final by seven wickets. The stadium, which hosted five T20Is during England’s tour of India in 2021, has a seating capacity of 1,32,000, making it the biggest cricket stadium in India.
Gujarat Titans have what it takes to win a second successive IPL title. Will the Ahmedabad-based outfit be able to grab all the headlines again?
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Gujarat Titans vice-captain?
Rashid Khan was appointed Gujarat Titans vice-captain ahead of the IPL 2022 season.
How many wickets Mohammad Shami took in IPL?
Mohammad Shami has taken 99 wickets in the IPL.
What are Hardik Pandya IPL stats?
Hardik Pandya has scored 1963 runs and taken 50 wickets in IPL.
