Gujarat Titans is a franchise cricket team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) owned by CVC Capital Partners and founded in 2021.
They participated in IPL in 2022 for the first time and captured their maiden IPL Title the same year. They are currently the Defending Champions heading into IPL 2023.
Indian star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was captain of the side and is also a strong candidate to take Indian captaincy in the future. In this article, we will provide Gujarat Titans Team Predictions.
Gujarat Titans Past History
Previously, a team named Gujarat Lions appeared in IPL 2016 and IPL 2017. It was owned by Intex Technologies. It was a replacement for either CSK or RR, suspended due to illegal betting. As the suspension was lifted, both CSK and RR were back.
IPL 2016: Gujarat Lions topped the points table in pool matches. However, they lost in the Qualifier and ended up being 3rd best team.
IPL 2017: Gujarat Lions did not perform well in the tournament and finished 7th in the league.
IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans debuted, and they shocked everyone with their performance in the very first season. They dominated the group stage and topped the points table with 20 points. They defeated RR in the final to become Champions.
Gujarat Titans Team 2022
- Hardik Pandya(c)
- Shubman Gill
- Rashid Khan
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Mohammad Shami
- Lockie Ferguson
- Abhinav Sadarangani
- Rahul Tewatia
- Noor Ahmad
- R Sai Kishore
- Dominic Drakes
- Jayant Yadav
- Vijay Shankar
- Darshan Nalkande
- Yash Dayal
- Alzarri Joseph
- Pradeep Sangwan
- David Miller
- Wriddhiman Saha
- Matthew Wade
- Gurkeerat Singh
- Varun Aaron
Above is Gujarat Titans Team 2022.
Gujarat Titans Retained Players
- Hardik Pandya
- Rashid Khan
- Shubman Gill
- Abhinav Sadarangani
- Alzarri Joseph
- B. Sai Sudharsan
- Darshan Nalkande
- David Miller
- Jayant Yadav
- Matthew Wade
- Mohammad Shami
- Noor Ahmad
- Pradeep Sangwan
- R. Sai Kishore
- Rahul Tewatia
- Vijay Shankar
- Wriddhiman Saha
- Yash Dayal
Gujarat Titans Key Players
Talking about the batting side of Gujarat Titans, the skipper Hardik Pandya was leading from the front as he was the highest run scorer for the team. He scored 487 runs and won plenty of matches for the team. Helping him with the bat were Shubman Gill and David Miller, who scored 483 runs and 481 runs, respectively. GT has retained all these. Hence their batting line seems to be excellent as we move further in Gujarat Titans Team Predictions.
Mohammad Shami was on top with the ball last year for GT as he took 20 wickets, followed by leg-spinner magician Rashid Khan who took 19 wickets. They also retained West Indian pacer Alzarri Joseph, a key component in IPL in the last few years. The team still needs some players but kept most of their previous years’ performers.
Gujarat Titans 2023 Team Predictions
Gujarat Titans’ management was pretty sure what they wanted in this year’s IPL. They did a fantastic job with the retentions. In the batting lineup, they need one or two overseas or Indian star batters because most of their retained players are local batters. New Zealand’s top order batters Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson are available, as well as Australian opener Aaron Finch. West Indian opener Evin Lewis is also available for selection because his previous team released him.
Similarly, Muhammad Shami is the only bowler who had great international exposure. So they need at least an international or Indian fast bowler to partner with Shami. Pat Cummins and Tymal Mills are open for selection, and they can get a nod from Titans’ management. The spin bowling options are complete, as Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad are available for the team. Pandya is an aggressive player and captain, and his approach was also aggressive, as we saw last year. Hence he can get another finisher in the team. This was all from our Gujarat Titans Team Predictions.
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