Achi news desk-
Ahmedabad1 day ago
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Gujarat Titans, who won the IPL title in their first season, have a strong team. However, with the departure of Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya, the team’s fast bowling looks weak.
The Gujarat team, who played the final each time in the first two seasons, will play its first match against Mumbai Indians this time. Shubman Gill will captain the IPL for the first time. In the story we will look at the strengths and weaknesses of Gujarat Titans.
With Shami and Minz out injured, Wade will not play the opening match
Gujarat has a strong batting line-up. Sai Sudarshan can be seen opening along with captain Shubman Gill in the main order. Also, experienced batsman Kane Williamson can command the command of number three. There are batsmen like David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijay Shankar in the middle order. All rounders Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia will play the role of finishers.
In bowling, there are quality spinners like Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed, while the responsibility of attacking pace will be on experienced Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little and Karthik Tyagi. Spencer Johnson is also a good left-arm speed option.
Possible play-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 command There is a strong top order in the form of Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan and Kane Williamson. Gill is last season’s top scorer. 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 missed last season due to injury, but is an established batsman in the league and can play in all positions.
- The finish got stronger with the arrival of Omarzai-Shahrukh. 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 fast bowling and spin. Australian left-arm pacer Spencer Johnson can do wonders with the new ball.
Weakness
- new team captain Captain Hardik Pandya, who led Gujarat to success in the first two seasons, takes charge of Mumbai. In such a situation, the management of the team was handed over to young Shubman Gill, but Gill, who made his debut in the year 2018, does not have the experience of captaining even one match of this league.
- Mohammed Shami out for the entire season Fast bowler Mohammed Shami is out of the current season due to an ankle injury. In such a situation, Spencer Johnson’s partner may be lost with the new ball.
- Wade not available in the initial games Foreign batsman Matthew Wade is not available for the opening games of the league. Will it affect the batting.
