Gujarat Titans

The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League issued an invitation to tender for two new sides in August 2021.^[7] A total of 22 companies declared an interest, but with a high base price for the new teams, there were no more than six serious bidders. The Board of Control for Cricket in India allowed a consortium of three companies or individuals to bid for each franchise. In October 2021, CVC Capital Partners won the rights to operate the Ahmedabad franchise with a bid of ₹5,625 crore (US$640 million).^[8][9][10] Ahead of the IPL 2022 auctions, the franchise drafted Hardik Pandya as their captain.^[5] In February 2022, the team was officially named Gujarat Titans.^[11][12]

Although their auction methods and their selections during their first-ever auction were considered weak, and the team was written off, the Titans surprised everyone with their performances, gaining their first win against fellow newcomers Lucknow Super Giants. That win was the first in their inaugural campaign, which saw the Titans eventually win 10 of their 14 group matches, qualifying at the top of the table with 20 points. They then won the first qualifier against Rajasthan Royals, whom they would meet again in the final after their qualifier win against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gujarat won the final by restricting Rajasthan to 130 on a pitch on which they were asked to bowl first, and chasing down the target with 11 balls to spare, which included Shubman Gill hitting the winning six off the first ball of the 19th over. Hardik Pandya was adjudged the Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3/17 and his 34 from 30 balls with a strike rate of 113.33. Critics have praised Pandya's captaincy, bowling, and batting, with many agreeing that he and the management used their players well and worked as a team to win the tournament.^[13]

This win meant that Gujarat became the second team to win the IPL in their first season.^[14]

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The team anthem used to be 'Aava De'. In the first IPL season, the song was sung by Aditya Gadhvi. The team's new anthem for the IPL 2024 season is 'GT Karshe'.

The team's home ground is the Narendra Modi Stadium, which is situated in Motera, Gujarat And Vadodara International Cricket Stadium which is situated in Vadodara Gujarat.^[15]

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
•  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
•  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

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No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Salary	Notes
Batters
	Shubman Gill	India	(1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break		₹16.5 crore (US$1.9 million)
	Sai Sudharsan	India	(2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break		₹8.5 crore (US$970,000)
Wicket-keepers
	Jos Buttler	England	(1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed			₹15.75 crore (US$1.8 million)	Overseas
	Anuj Rawat	India	(1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed			₹30 lakh (US$34,000)
	Kumar Kushagra	India	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed			₹65 lakh (US$74,000)
All-rounders
	Rahul Tewatia	India	(1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break		₹4 crore (US$460,000)
	Shahrukh Khan	India	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break		₹4 crore (US$460,000)
	Glenn Phillips	New Zealand	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break		₹2 crore (US$230,000)	Overseas
	Arshad Khan	India	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast		₹1.3 crore (US$150,000)
	Karim Janat	Afghanistan	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast		₹75 lakh (US$86,000)	Overseas
	Sherfane Rutherford	West Indies	(1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast		₹1.7 crore (US$190,000)	Overseas
	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break		₹18 crore (US$2.1 million)	Overseas
	Washington Sundar	India	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break		₹3.2 crore (US$370,000)
	Mahipal Lomror	India	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox		₹1.7 crore (US$190,000)
	Nishant Sindhu	India	(2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox		₹30 lakh (US$34,000)
Pace bowlers
	Ishant Sharma	India	(1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast		₹75 lakh (US$86,000)
	Kulwant Khejroliya	India	(1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast		₹30 lakh (US$34,000)
	Mohammed Siraj	India	(1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast		₹12.25 crore (US$1.4 million)
	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast		₹10.75 crore (US$1.2 million)	Overseas
	Prasidh Krishna	India	(1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast		₹9.5 crore (US$1.1 million)
	Gurnoor Brar	India	(2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast		₹1.3 crore (US$150,000)
	Gerald Coetzee	South Africa	(2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast		₹2.4 crore (US$270,000)	Overseas
Spin bowlers
	Jayant Yadav	India	(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break		₹75 lakh (US$86,000)
	Sai Kishore	India	(1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox		₹2 crore (US$230,000)
	Manav Suthar	India	(2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 22)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox		₹30 lakh (US$34,000)
Source: GT Squad

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