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There are only two such teams in IPL. Who won the title in his very first season. First Rajasthan Royals and second Gujarat Titans. Rajasthan team became champion for the first time in 2008 under the captaincy of Shane Warne while Gujarat Titans won the title in 2002 under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. Hardik had also taken Gujarat Titans to the finals in 2023 but Hardik Pandya is not with Gujarat in IPL 2024. Now that he has returned to Mumbai Indians, Pandya is not the only cricketer. Whose loss will be felt by Gujarat Titans. This list is long.
Gujarat Titans will also lose that fast bowler in IPL 2024. Who is not only the champion bowler of this T20 league but is also the highest wicket taker in the World Cup 2023. His name is Mohammed Shami. Swing bowling champion Mohammed Shami is injured. He had surgery a few days ago and because of this he will not be able to play for the next three-four months. In IPL 2023, Mohammed Shami captured the Purple Cap by taking the maximum 28 wickets.
There have been many changes in the team of Gujarat Titans 2023 and 2024. Gujarat Titans have released Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odion Smith, Alzarri Joseph and Dasun Shanako from the 2023 squad. Now this player will not be seen with this team.
Captainship to Shubman Gill in place of Hardik
Gujarat Titans have appointed Shubman Gill as the new captain of the team after trading Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians. Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Karthik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson and Robin Minz will be the new faces in Shubman's team. Gujarat Titans have included all of them in the team through the IPL auction held in November 2023.
Gujarat Titans made the highest bid (Rs 10 crore) for Australian fast bowler Spencer Johnson in the November 2023 auction. The team also made a big bid for Umesh Yadav. There will be pressure on both of them to compensate for Mohammed Shami. In Pandya's absence, Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai can play the role of the team's all-rounder.
Gujarat Titans full team
Shubman Gill (captain), David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudarshan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tivatia, Noor Ahmed, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson and Robin Mainz.