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Gujarat Titans
Nickname(s)GT
LeagueIndian Premier League
Personnel
CaptainShubman Gill
CoachAshish Nehra
OwnerCVC capital partners
ManagerSatyajit Parab
Team information
CityAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
ColoursNavy Blue
Gold
White
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Home groundNarendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Capacity132,000
History
Indian Premier League wins(2022)
Official websitegujarattitansipl.com

Regular kit

Cancer awareness kit

2024 Gujarat Titans season
Seasons

Gujarat Titans (GT) are a professional franchise cricket team based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The Titans compete in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[1][2][3] Founded in 2021, Gujarat Titans' home ground is Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera. The franchise is owned by CVC Capital Partners. The team is currently captained by Shubman Gill[4].The Gujarat Titans are coached by Ashish Nehra.[5][6] They won their maiden title in the 2022 season under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, which was also their debut season.

Franchise history

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The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League issued an invitation to tender for two new sides in August 2021.[7] A total of 22 companies declared an interest, but with a high base price for the new teams, there were no more than six serious bidders. The Board of Control for Cricket in India allowed a consortium of three companies or individuals to bid for each franchise. In October 2021, CVC Capital Partners won the rights to operate the Ahmedabad franchise with a bid of ₹5,625 crore (US$670 million).[8][9][10] Ahead of the IPL 2022 auctions, the franchise drafted Hardik Pandya as their captain.[5] In February 2022, the team was officially named Gujarat Titans.[11][12]

Team history

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Although their auction methods and their selections during their first-ever auction were considered weak, and the team was written off, the Titans surprised everyone with their performances, gaining their first win against fellow newcomers Lucknow Super Giants. That win was the first in their inaugural campaign, which saw the Titans eventually win 10 of their 14 group matches, qualifying at the top of the table with 20 points. They then won the first qualifier against Rajasthan Royals, whom they would meet again in the final after their qualifier win against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gujarat won the final by restricting Rajasthan to 130 on a pitch on which they were asked to bowl first, and chasing down the target with 11 balls to spare, which included Shubman Gill hitting the winning six off the first ball of the 19th over. Hardik Pandya was adjudged the Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3/17 and his 34 from 30 balls with a strike rate of 113.33. Critics have praised Pandya's captaincy, bowling, and batting, with many agreeing that he and the management used their players well and worked as a team to win the tournament.[13]

This win meant that Gujarat became the second team to win the IPL in their first season.[14]

Team identity

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The team anthem used to be 'Aava De'. In the first IPL season, the song was sung by Aditya Gadhvi. The team's new anthem for the IPL 2024 season is 'GT Karshe'.

Home ground

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The team's home ground is the Narendra Modi Stadium, which is situated in Motera, Gujarat.[15]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2022 EM Ather BKT Capri Loans
2023
2024 Dream11

Seasons

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Year League standing Final standing
2022 1st out of 10 Champions
2023 1st out of 10 Runners-up
2024 8th out of 10 League stage

Captains

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Last updated: 16 May 2024[16]

Player Nationality[α] From To Matches Won Lost Tied NR Win% Best Result
Hardik Pandya  India 2022 2023 31 22 9 0 0 70.96% Winner (2022)
Rashid Khan  Afghanistan 2023 2023 2 1 1 0 0 50% Stand-In
Shubman Gill  India 2024 Present 14 5 7 0 2 35.71% 8/10 (2024)

Current squad

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  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.
Gujarat Titans squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Captain
7 Shubman Gill India (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹8 crore (US$960,000)
Batters
22 Kane Williamson New Zealand (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹2 crore (US$240,000) Overseas
10 David Miller South Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹3 crore (US$360,000) Overseas
18 Abhinav Manohar India (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 ₹2.6 crore (US$310,000)
23 Sai Sudharsan India (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 23) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
6 Wriddhiman Saha India (1984-10-24) 24 October 1984 (age 40) Right-handed — 2022 ₹1.9 crore (US$230,000)
13 Matthew Wade Australia (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36) Left-handed — 2022 ₹2.4 crore (US$290,000) Overseas
— Robin Minz India (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 22) Left-handed — 2024 ₹3.6 crore (US$430,000) Withdrawn[a]
41 BR Sharath India (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 28) Right-handed — 2024 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Replacement[a]
All-rounders
9 Azmatullah Omarzai Afghanistan (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm Fast medium 2024 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
46 Rahul Tewatia India (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million)
35 Shahrukh Khan India (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm Off break 2024 ₹7.4 crore (US$890,000)
59 Vijay Shankar India (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹1.4 crore (US$170,000)
Pace bowlers
11 Mohammed Shami India (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2022 ₹6.25 crore (US$750,000) Withdrawn[b]
4 Darshan Nalkande India (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
82 Josh Little Ireland (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2023 ₹4.4 crore (US$530,000) Overseas
27 Mohit Sharma India (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
8 Kartik Tyagi India (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm Fast Medium 2024 ₹60 lakh (US$72,000)
37 Umesh Yadav India (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm Fast 2024 ₹5.80 crore (US$690,000)
— Sushant Mishra India (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 23) Left-handed Left-arm Fast medium 2024 ₹2.20 crore (US$260,000) Withdrawn[c]
45 Spencer Johnson Australia (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2024 ₹10.0 crore (US$1.2 million) Overseas
25 Sandeep Warrier India (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Replacement[b]
— Gurnoor Brar India (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm Fast 2024 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Replacement[c]
Spin bowlers
19 Rashid Khan Afghanistan (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) Overseas
60 Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore India (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2022 ₹3 crore (US$360,000)
16 Jayant Yadav India (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2022 ₹1.7 crore (US$200,000)
3 Manav Suthar India (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 22) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2024 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
99 Noor Ahmad Afghanistan (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox 2022 ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) Overseas

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
CEO Arvinder Singh
Team manager Satyajit Parab
Director of cricket Vikram Solanki
Head coach Ashish Nehra
Batting coach Parthiv Patel
Assistant coach Aashish Kapoor
Assistant coach Naeem Amin
Assistant coach Narender Negi
Assistant coach Mithun Manhas
Head physiotherapist Rohit Sawalkar

Statistics

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Overall results in the IPL

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Last updated: 16 May 2024

Year MP W L NR League

Position

Result Most Runs Most Wickets
2022 16 12 4 0 1/10 Champions Hardik Pandya (487) Mohammed Shami (20)
2023 17 11 6 0 1/10 Runners-up Shubman Gill (890) Mohammed Shami (28)
2024 14 5 7 2 8/10 League Stage Sai Sudharsan (527) Mohit Sharma (13)
Total 47 28 17 2 59.57% (1 Title) Shubman Gill (1799) Rashid Khan (56)

Performance in IPL Knockouts

Stage Mat W L Win %
Playoffs 3 2 1 66.66
Final 2 1 1 50
Total 5 3 2 60

By opposition

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Last updated: 16 May 2024

Opposition Played Won Lost NR Win %
Chennai Super Kings 7 4 3 0 57.14%
Delhi Capitals 5 2 3 0 40%
Kolkata Knight Riders 4 2 1 1 50%
Lucknow Super Giants 5 4 1 0 80%
Mumbai Indians 5 3 2 0 60%
Punjab Kings 5 3 2 0 60%
Rajasthan Royals 6 5 1 0 83.33%
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 5 2 3 0 40%
Sunrisers Hyderabad 5 3 1 1 60%

Notes

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  1. ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

References

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  3. ^ "Gujarat Titans unveiled as name for new Ahmedabad IPL franchise". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "GUJARAT TITANS ANNOUNCES SHUBMAN GILL AS CAPTAIN". Gujarat Titans. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024. Gujarat Titans today named Shubman Gill as captain to lead the team ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Hardik Pandya announced as captain of Ahmedabad team for IPL 2022, Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill included as draft picks". Hindustantimes.com. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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  9. ^ "BCCI ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS FOR TWO NEW INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE FRANCHISES". iplt20.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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  14. ^ "Want to win the World Cup for India: Hardik Pandya". Cricbuzz. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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  16. ^ "Gujrata Titans : captains". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Gujarat Titans Squad – Indian Premier League, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Gujarat Titans add BR Sharath to squad as replacement for Robin Minz". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  19. ^ "GT's Mohammed Shami ruled out of IPL 2024 due to Ankle Surgery". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  20. ^ S, Arfath Pasha (11 May 2024). "IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans sign Gurnoor Singh Brar as replacement for Sushant Mishra". CricTracker. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  1. ^ a b BR Sharath replaced Robin Minz, after the latter withdrew due to Injury.[18]
  2. ^ a b Sandeep Warrier replaced Mohammed Shami, after the latter withdrew due to Achilles tendon surgery.[19]
  3. ^ a b Gurnoor Brar replaced Sushant Mishra, after the latter withdrew due to Injury.[20]
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