Gujarat Titans:
The Gujarat Titans will take the field for the first time and boasts of the youngest squad in the IPL. However it is the flair that sets them apart from other franchises. They have a young captain in Hardik Pandya.
Squad and Probable Playing XI for IPL 2022:
Players Retained for IPL 2022:
Hardik Pandya (Rs 15 crore).
Rashid Khan (Rs 15 crore).
Shubman Gill (Rs 8 crore).
Players Bought for IPL 2022:
Mohammed Shami (Rs 6.25 crore).
Rahmanullah Gurbaaz (Rs 50 Lakhs).
Lockie Ferguson (Rs 10 crore).
Abhinav Sadarangani (Rs 2.6 crore).
Rahul Tewatia (Rs 9 crore).
Noor Ahmad (Rs 30 lakh).
R Sai Kishore (Rs 3 crore).
Dominic Drakes (1.10 crore).
Jayant Yadav (Rs 1.70 crore).
Vijay Shankar (Rs 1.40 crore).
Darshan Nalkande (Rs 20 lakh).
Yash Dayal (Rs 3.2 crore).
Alzarri Joseph (Rs 2.40 crore).
Pradeep Sangwan (Rs 20 lakh).
David Miller (Rs 3 crore).
Wriddhiman Saha (Rs 1.90 crore).
Matthew Wade (Rs 2.40 crore).
Gurkeerat Singh (Rs 50 lakh).
Varun Aaron (Rs 50 lakh).
Probable Playing Xi:
Shubman Gill.
Rahmanullah Gurbaaz(✈️).
Wriddhiman Saha((Wk).
Vijay Shankar.
Hardik Pandya (✈️).
Darshan Nalkande.
Rahul Tewatia.
Rashid Khan(✈️).
Lockie Ferguson (✈️).
Mohammad Shami.
R Sai Kishore.
Final Verdict:
The team looks dynamic but there is a hint of inexperience in the squad. So it will be interesting to see how the Titans fair in crunch situations.