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Three teams have qualified for the playoffs in IPL 2024, while for the remaining one place, a match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 18. Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans team disappointed the fans with their poor performance this season. Gujarat Titans team was able to win only 5 out of 14 matches in the league stage this season, while it faced a crushing defeat in 7 matches. Their last two matches were canceled due to rain. Due to which their team had to finish the season with 12 points, but amidst all this the question is that what happened this season with the finalist team of the last two seasons and the champion of the year 2022 Gujarat Titans that they could not qualify. . This time for the playoffs.
Did the team suffer loss due to Hardik's departure?
Gujarat Titans team had entered a big tournament like IPL for the first time in the year 2022. Where Hardik Pandya was given the captaincy of the team and under the leadership of Hardik, the team performed brilliantly. Where his team remained on top of the points table after the league stage. Apart from this, she also became the champion, after this her excellent performance continued in the next season i.e. the year 2023 and she once again remained on top after the league stage. However, in the final match they had to face defeat in a close match against Chennai Super Kings. In two years, Gujarat Titans did what many IPL teams could not do in the last 16 years. Everything was going well for Gujarat, but then suddenly before the IPL 2024 auction, Gujarat Titans management took a big decision and traded Hardik Pandya.
No good all-rounder found
After the dismissal of Hardik Pandya, the biggest question before Gujarat Titans was who should be given the captaincy of the team. The team considered the name of Shubman Gill and made him the captain. After the departure of Hardik Pandya, they have not only lost a captain, apart from this they have also lost an excellent all-rounder. He did not realize this and did not include a cricketer like Hardik Pandya in the team. This is where his team made the biggest mistake. Which he realized in the middle of the season. Hardik Pandya performed brilliantly as an all-rounder for his team Gujarat Titans in both the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Hardik scored 487 runs in 15 matches in the year 2022, while also taking 8 wickets. Apart from this, Hardik scored 346 runs in 16 matches in the year 2023 and took 3 wickets.
Gil had no patience
During IPL 2024, Gujarat Titans took many wrong decisions in some close matches. Due to which he had to miss that match. Team captain Shubman Gill was not showing patience in close matches, while team head coach Ashish Nehra was also seen imposing his decisions on Shubman during those matches. Ashish Nehra used to do something similar with Hardik Pandya also, but as a captain, Hardik Pandya never lost his temper. Despite so much trolling, Hardik looked quite calm this season. This was a plus point for the GT. Which his team has missed a lot this season. Apart from all this, GT's fielding was also very poor this season. Team captain Gill emphasized on the fielding factor in the press conference after the SRH game. These were the main reasons behind the failure of Gujarat Titans this season.