Gujarat Titans (GT), the finalists of IPL 2023 edition will be aiming to go one step ahead by winning the championship for 2nd time as earlier they had won IPL 2022 quite convincingly. Shubman Gill has been handed the reins of GT after Hardik Pandya was traded to MI. Shubman Gill’s gameplan might get affected by this extra responsibility.
The dynamic right arm speedster Mohammed Shami is ruled out of the tourney and in his absence, Mohit Sharma’s 4 overs become quite critical. GT though have the services of Umesh Yadav who undoubtedly is a seasoned campaigner but the problem with hm is that he is quite expensive which ruins all of his hard work.
All eyes will be on the flamboyant all-rounder Vijay Shankar who has got similar traits like former GT skipper Hardik Pandya. Vijay Shankar was a part of India’s ODI WC 2019 but a string of injuries have made his career quite topsy-turvy. GT’s management can use Vijay Shankar as a pinch hitter as they have got a lot of powerful hitters present in the form of Rahul Tewatia and co
It will be an important season for Shubman Gill- Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra was seen speaking on his You Tube channel. Aakash Chopra pointed out that GT have a brilliant batting line up as they do the job as a unit. Aakash Chopra stated that once again the head coach Ashish Nehra will have a huge hand in maintaining an healthy team atmosphere. Aakash Chopra made a huge statement that Shubman Gill can lead India if he performs well for GT.
“What will be this team’s strategy? They play a full bowling lineup and then try to catch opposing teams with their bowling, although they win close games every way. There Rahul Tewatia also does the job. So there are small, small parts,” said Aakash Chopra.
“More runs are scored in a day game in Ahmedabad. However, in the evening game, even if you score 160 in the first innings, you can actually defend that total under lights in the first half of the tournament. The ball swings decently and then they go very aggressive with the ball,” he stated.
“They do the job as a unit with the bat but they do well. That’s their strategy in general. I expect the team atmosphere to be very good once again and Ashish Nehra will have a huge hand in that. Shubman Gill, the new captain – we all want to see how he performs because he could become the Indian team’s captain going forward. He is that heir apparent if we look at the next five to six years. So it will be an important season,” he added.