Gujarat Titans (GT) Retained Players List, Auction, Squad, Schedule, Venue IPL 2023

Gujarat Titans lifted the IPL trophy in their IPL debut season last year. The Titans displayed a clinical performance winning 10 out of 14 league matches and finishing at the top of the table before winning the final.

Gujarat Titans is the second team to be based out of Gujarat. Earlier Gujarat Lions participated in two seasons in 2016 and 2017. Gujarat Titans is owned by CVC Capital Partners and they won a bid of INR 5625 crore to acquire Gujarat Titans team.

Former Mumbai Indians all-rounder, Hardik Pandya was appointed as the captain of the Titans after being picked in the draft pick along with Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill.

Gujarat Titans Team Information

Gujarat Titans will be led by Hardik Pandya again in the upcoming season and former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra is the head coach of the team. Gary Kirsten is the batting coach and mentor of GT.

GT will play the inaugural match of the IPL 2023 against Chennai Super Kings on 31st March, 2023 in Ahmedabad.

IPL 2023 will bring back the home-away format and GT will play 7 matches at its home ground - Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

GT had a strong team in the last season but they let go some of the players after the 2022 season.

In the last IPL auction, GT roped in overseas players Joshua Little, Kane Williamson and Odean Smith. Williamson was leading SRH till the last season but was released by them due to average performance.

The Titans spent the most to rope in Indian bowler Shivam Mavi. He will strengthen the bowling side along with Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shami and Alzarri Joseph.

Kane Williamson has been added to the already strong GT batting line-up.

Gujarat Titans Retained Players IPL 2023

Gujarat Titans lifted the IPL trophy in their debut season this year under the captaincy of Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya. GT was outstanding in the 2022 season.

They won the most number of matches - 10 out of 14, in the season and few of the matches were the last-ball thrillers. The team performed clinically throughout the season and have emerged as a strong IPL team now.

Among the overseas releases, GT has let go Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, Dominic Drakes and Jason Roy.

GT Retained Players Final List IPL 2023

Abhinav Sadarangani, Alzarri Joseph, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmad, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Yash Dayal 

Gujarat Titans Released Players IPL 2023

Dominic Drakes, Gurkeerat Singh, Jason Roy, Varun Aaron

Gujarat Titans proved last season that they are not to be messed with. With new additions to the squad, they are certainly stronger now. If they go with the same momentum like last season then they can certainly go to the playoffs this year as well.

Can GT Win IPL 2023?

We are backing Gujarat Titans to enter the playoffs in the IPL 2023. They can also lift another IPL trophy if they maintain a winning momentum in the playoffs but we are not certain of their title win this year.

Gujarat Titans are the favourites to lift the IPL 2023 trophy. Both Betway and Bet365 are offering 6.50 for Gujarat Titans.

GT Match Schedule IPL 2023