Updated On: 27 March, 2023 12:32 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent
Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans will look to tick all the boxes in a bid to replicate the stupendous success in their maiden appearance at the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) last year

Gujarat Titans lifts IPL 2022 trophy (Pic Courtesy: Getty)
Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans will look to tick all the boxes in a bid to replicate the stupendous success in their maiden appearance at the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) last year. Having achieved the ultimate glory of winning the IPL title in debut season, Gujarat executed a perfectly-planned campaign among all teams, winning 10 out of 14 league games and finishing atop the points table with the best outcome (20 points).
As things stand out, Pandya`s stature has grown with his ascendency to India`s permanent captaincy job in T20Is and even a look-in in ODIs, while their flamboyant batter Shubman Gill has established himself as a natural pick at least in two of the three international formats. Both led Gujarat forward with their batting heroics, finishing with 487 and 483 runs respectively to top the charts for their side while Mohammad Shami (20 wickets) and Rashid Khan (19) were their primary attacking weapons with the ball. Letting go of their express pacer Lockie Ferguson could prove costly, but Gujarat could also exploit Josh Little, West Indies` Alzarri Joseph, Shivam Mavi, Yash Dayal and a few more to exert pressure on the opposition.