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Gujarat Titans
LeagueIndian Premier League
Personnel
CaptainHardik Pandya
CoachAshish Nehra
OwnerCVC Capital Partners
Team information
CityAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
Founded25 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-25)
Home groundNarendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Capacity132,000
History
Indian Premier League wins1 (2022)
Official websitegujarattitansipl.com

T20 kit

Gujarat Titans in 2023
Seasons

Gujarat Titans is a 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.[4] The team is captained by Hardik Pandya and coached by Ashish Nehra.[5][6] The Gujarat Titans are the current IPL champions, having won their maiden title in the 2022 season.

Franchise history

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. CVC Capital Partners, a British private equity and investment advisory firm, won the rights to operate the Ahmedabad franchise with a bid of ₹5,625 crore (US$670 million).[8][9][10]

CVC Capital Partners has won the Ahmedabad franchise in the auction that was held in Dubai in October 2021.

Ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, the franchise drafted Hardik Pandya as their captain. The franchise also picked Shubman Gill and Rashid Khan.[5]

The Ahmedabad franchise revealed the name of its cricket team as the Gujarat Titans on 9 February 2022.[11][12]

Background

Gujarat Titans have chosen to retain three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction. All-rounder Hardik Pandya was drafted for ₹15 crore, bowler Rashid Khan was snapped for ₹15 crore and batsman Shubman Gill was drafted for ₹8 crore.

After drafting three players for Gujarat Titans by spending ₹38 crore, they had the remaining purse of ₹52 crore ahead of the 2022 mega auction as the franchise is allowed to have a total purse of ₹90 crore.

They had 22 open slots (for building a squad of 25 players) and seven of these could be overseas players.

Adding to this, Gujarat Titans have signed 18 more new players in the two-day IPL 2022 mega auction. New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson (base price – ₹2 crore) was their most expensive purchase, for whom they spent ₹10 crore. Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans have picked up 7 players by paying ₹33.15 crore on day 1 of the IPL 2022 mega auction, including 3 overseas players.

Lockie Ferguson (₹10 crore), Rahul Tewatia (₹9 crore), Mohammad Shami (₹6.25 crore), R Sai Kishore (₹3 crore), Abhinav Manohar Sadarangani (₹2.6 crore), Jason Roy (₹2 crore) and Noor Ahmad (₹30 lakh) have been drafted on day 1 of the mega auction.

After day 1 of the auction, the team had the remaining purse of ₹18.85 crore for day 2 of the mega auction.

Team history

2022 IPL season

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 have worked as a team to win the tournament.

This win meant that Gujarat became the second team to win the IPL in their very first season, the first being their final opponents, Rajasthan Royals. Nevertheless, Gujarat became the first team in the IPL against teams who already have been playing since 2008 to win the title in their very first outing. This win is also Hardik's 5th IPL title, and first as a captain, having won all previous four with the Mumbai Indians.

Home ground

The team's home ground is Narendra Modi Stadium, which is situated in Motera, Gujarat.[13]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest Branding
2022 EM Sports Ather BKT Capri Loans

Seasons

Year League table standing Final standing
2022 1st out of 10 Champions

Current squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Captain
33 Hardik Pandya  India (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022 Captain
Batters
7 Shubman Gill  India (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022
10 David Miller  South Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2022 Overseas
18 Abhinav Manohar Sadarangani  India (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022
23 Sai Sudharsan  India (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 22) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2022
67 Jason Roy  England (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
Rahmanullah Gurbaz  Afghanistan (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed - 2022 Overseas replacement for Jason Roy[14]
6 Wriddhiman Saha  India (1984-10-24) 24 October 1984 (age 39) Right-handed - 2022
13 Matthew Wade  Australia (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36) Left-handed - 2022 Overseas
All-rounders
9 Rahul Tewatia  India (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2022
22 Jayant Yadav  India (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2022
Gurkeerat Singh  India (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2022
48 Dominic Drakes  West Indies (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2022 Overseas
19 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 Overseas, Vice Captain
04 Darshan Nalkande  India (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022
46 Vijay Shankar  India (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
Spin Bowlers
Noor Ahmad  Afghanistan (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin 2022 Overseas
1 R Sai Kishore  India (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
Seam Bowlers
11 Mohammed Shami  India (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2022
69 Shivam Mavi  India (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023
8 Alzarri Joseph  West Indies (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2022 Overseas
133 Yash Dayal  India (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2022
77 Varun Aaron  India (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2022
12 Pradeep Sangwan  India (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022
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Administration and support staff

Position Name
Owner Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners)
COO Arvinder Singh
Team manager Satyajit Parab
Director of cricket Vikram Solanki
Head coach Ashish Nehra
Assistant coach Abdul Naim
Batting coach and mentor Gary Kirsten
Spin bowling coach and scout Aashish Kapoor
Assistant coach Mithun Manhas
Assistant coach Narender Negi
Head physiotherapist Rohit Sawalkar
Physiotherapist Gaurav Sharma
Strength and conditioning coach Rajinikanth Sivagnanam
Performance analyst Sandeep Raju
Source:GT Staff

References

  1. ^ "IPL 2022: Ahmedabad team officially named Gujarat Titans". Hindustantimes. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ "It's official! Ahmedabad IPL franchise to be called 'Gujarat Titans'". TIMESNOWNEWS.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Gujarat Titans unveiled as name for new Ahmedabad IPL franchise". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "IPL 2022: All you need to know about Lucknow Super Giants and Ahmedabad Titans". The Indian Express. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  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. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Nehra all set to become head coach of Ahmedabad IPL team, Vikram Solanki to be 'Director of Cricket'". Indian express.com. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "BCCI ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF TENDER TO OWN AND OPERATE IPL TEAM". BCCI. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ "New IPL teams: CVC Capital wins bid for Ahmedabad, RPSG Group gets Lucknow". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  9. ^ "BCCI ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS FOR TWO NEW INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE FRANCHISES". iplt20.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ "RPSG, CVC Capital win bids for Lucknow, Ahmedabad IPL teams". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Gujarat Titans Name Meaning: Ahmedabad Based IPL Franchise Explains". Timesofsports. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Gujarat Titans Revealed As The Official Name Of Ahmedabad Franchise In The Indian Premier League". Cricket Addictor. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Gujarat Titans to host its inaugural event at World's Largest Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 13". Times Now. 11 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Gujarat Titans sign Rahmanullah Gurbaz as Jason Roy's replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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