IPL 2024: Gujarat team, which played the finals every time in the first 2 seasons, will play its first match against Mumbai Indians this time. Shubman Gill will captain the team for the first time in IPL. In this story, we will look at the strengths and weaknesses of Gujarat Titans.
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Injured Shami and Minj are out, Wade will not play the opening match
Gujarat has a strong batting line. Sai Sudarshan can be seen opening with captain Shubman Gill in the top order. Also, experienced batsman Kane Williamson can take charge at number three. There are batsmen like David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijay Shankar in the middle order. All-rounder Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia will play the role of finisher.
The bowling has quality spinners like Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed, while the pace attack will be led by experienced Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little and Kartik Tyagi. Spencer Johnson is also a good option in left arm pace.
Possible Playing-11:
Shubman Gill (captain), Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudarshan, Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Spencer Johnson and Abhinav Manohar.
Impact : Vijay Shankar
Strength
- Strong top order There is a strong top order in the form of Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan and Kane Williamson. Gill is the top scorer of last season. He scored 890 runs in 17 matches with the help of 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries. Sudarshan also scored 362 runs including three fifties. Williamson could not play last season due to injury, but he is an established batsman of the league and can play in every situation.
- The arrival of Omarzai-Shahrukh further strengthened the finishing The team had capable finishers like Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia. The franchise has further strengthened the finishing department by adding Azmatullah Omarzai and Shahrukh Khan.
- World class spinners like Rashid-Noor The franchise has world class spinners like Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed. The team has many options for pace and spin bowling. Australia’s left arm pacer Spencer Johnson can do wonders with the new ball.
Weakness
- The captain of the team is Hardik Pandya, who led Gujarat to success in the first two seasons, and is leading Mumbai. In such a situation, the command of the team was handed over to young Shubman Gill, but Gill, who made his debut in 2018, does not have the experience of captaining a single match of this league.
- Mohammed Shami out for the entire season Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the current season due to an ankle injury. In such a situation, Spencer Johnson’s partner with the new ball may be missed.
- Wade not available in the opening matches Foreign batsman Matthew Wade is not available for the opening matches of the league. Which will affect the batting.
