IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Players If Retained By Gujarat Titans (GT) Can Cause Much Damage Than Good

Gujarat Titans (GT) led by Hardik Pandya ended up winning the IPL 2022 crown in what can be seen as a dominating performance throughout the tournament. They won 10 matches in the league stage, becoming the first team to qualify for the playoffs and winning Qualifier 1 to make it into the finals.

The best performer for the new franchise was captain Hardik Pandya who led them from the front scoring 481 runs and picking 8 wickets and impressed one and all with his captaincy.

However, prior to the IPL 2022 auction, GT had drafted Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, and Rashid Khan from the list of the players released.

But after the high of the victory subsides, GT will get down to plan for the next year and there will be some players whose retention might not benefit the franchise.

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Players If Retained By Gujarat Titans (GT) Can Cause Much Damage Than Good

Matthew Wade

Preferred over Wriddhiman Saha for the opening position at the start of the season, Matthew Wade got dropped and returned to play in the middle order. But the change in the position didn’t work and the T20 World Cup winner managed 157 runs in 10 matches at 15.70. His strike rate of 113.77 was also on the lower side.

Despite his below-par run, Wade had the team management’s backing and he played 10 matches. Continuing with the Australian in a squad of performers, Gujarat Titans will have a tough choice to make ahead of the IPL 2023 auctions.

Varun Aaron

Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar played in 4 matches in IPL 2022 and made 19 runs with a best of 13 and didn’t pick any wickets with the ball. Shankar, who was bought by GT for INR 1.4 crores, also suffered an injury and was out of a few matches in the middle part of the tournament.

With him not bringing much to the table with either the bat, as his strike rate has been abysmal for the last few IPL editions- 126 in IPL 2019, 101.04 in IPL 2020, and 111.53 in IPL 2021; it can be safely assumed that GT will look to bring in some young all-rounder who can hit the big shots when needed and give them a couple of overs and wickets with the ball.

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