Rahul Teotia and Rashid Khan celebrate after the SRH vs SRH win on Wednesday, April 27
coming out of IPL 2022 mega auction, not many cricket pundits gave Hardik PandyaGujarat Titans have a chance.
They were described as the weakest team to come out of the auction. To make matters worse, Jason RoyThose who possibly would have opened for him with Gill were ruled out of the tournament.
There were many questions to answer. Who will open? Who will bat at number 3 and 4? Will Hardik Pandya bowl? Is the money spent on Rahul Teotia worth it?
Halfway through the tournament, somehow, somehow, Gujarat Titans have answered all those questions, and they have done it in some style or the other.
Hardik Pandya: All-rounder
Pandya has displayed to the best of his ability with both bat and ball.
It would be wrong to say that Pandya has been a revelation to the Titans. He is the life of this team. Batting at number four, now at number three, opening the bowling, executing run outs and taking on the responsibility of being the captain. He has done it all without really breaking a sweat.
He is one of the highest run scorers in this season. In seven matches this season, he has scored 305 runs at an average of 61. With the ball in hand, he has four wickets to his name at an economy of 7.57.
someone somewhere
So far, the Titans have had a man for every occasion.
This has been the USP of Gujarat this season. Whenever there is a crisis on the team, someone has raised his hand and said – I will do it this time.
Be it Rashid Khan’s valor in the last over vs SRH, Tewatia pulling off a Tewatia against Punjab Kings, Miller donning his killer avatar against CSK, or Saha delivering the goods against SRH, Titans have every The man for the occasion was there, and he has held his nervous way better than his counterparts.
bowling unit
GT is arguably the best bowling attack of the tournament
Gujarat Titans have arguably the best bowling attack of the tournament. Led by Rashid Khan, Shami, Lockie Ferguson and backed by the likes of Alzarri Joseph and Yash Dayal, the Titans have all the firepower needed to defend low totals and restrict opponents.
It was on full display when he defended 157 runs against a batting line-up like the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Gujarat Titans have almost reached the play-offs. In what position they end up, it remains only to be seen ahead. They are the team to beat this tournament, and the way they have performed so far, it really won’t be a surprise if they lift the trophy this year.