Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, did pretty well in IPL 2023 Auction. While they only let go of a few surplus players, the Auction not only covered that but also gave a few good players, who are going to alter the strongest playing 11 for Gujarat Titans for IPL 2023.
Here’s the best predicted playing 11 for Gujarat Titans for IPL 2023:
Gujarat Titans Squad Composition:
Batters: Abhinav Manohar, David Miller (o), Kane Williamson (o) & Shubman Gill
WKs: KS Bharat, Matthew Wade (o), Wriddhiman Saha & Urvil Patel
All-rounders: B Sai Sudharshan, Darshan Nalkande, Hardik Pandya (c), Jayant Yadav, Odean Smith (o), Rahul Tewatia & Vijay Shankar
Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph (o), Joshua Little (o), Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad (o), Pradeep Sangwan, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan (o), Shivam Mavi & Yash Dayal
Best Predicted Playing 11
Openers: Shubman Gill & Wriddhiman Saha
Among the openers that Gujarat Titans have, Shubman Gill would be the primary choice as he delivered an excellent performance in IPL 2022. Wriddhiman Saha is likely to be the secondary opener followed by Matthew Wade and then KS Bharat.
Middle-order: Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya & David Miller
Gujarat Titans would go with the same big names in the middle. However, with the addition of Kane Williamson in the side, we should see him playing at number 3 with Hardik Pandya at 4 and David Miller at 5.
Lower-order: Rahul Tewatia & Odean Smith
Gujarat Titans have Matthew Wade and Odean Smith as finishers, but Gujarat Titans may go with Odean Smith as he can also add up as a pacer, if needed. Apart from Odean Smith, Gujarat Titans have spin all-rounder Rahul Tewatia for the finishing role.
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Shivam Mavi, Mohammed Shami & R. Sai Kishore
Gujarat Titans have Rashid Khan and R Sai Kishore as the spinners and Mohammed Shami and Shivam Mavi as the pacers. This is in addition to pacers Hardik Pandya and Odean Smith, and spinner Rahul Tewatia.
Also read: MI vs GT Head To Head Stats in IPL, Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans H2H Record in IPL History
The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League will be starting from March 31 and the last league match will be played on May 21. Defending Champions Gujarat Titans will be facing Chennai Super Kings in the opening encounter.