IPL 2023: "What Are They Thinking?"- Aakash Chopra Questions Gujarat Titans After Acquiring Kane Williamson

The 2022 IPL Champions Gujarat Titans (GT) bought Kane Williamson for a base price of 2 Crores. The right-handed batter was an integral part of SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) from 2016-2022. Under his captaincy, the team reached the finals in the 2018 edition.

Kane Williamson has been struggling in recent times with his strike rate. The peculiarity of Williamson is that he can hold one end and let the other batters play fearlessly. The batter can be a part of the leadership group of GT as we all know the wickets would be quite competitive with BCCI set to introduce home & away venues.

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Aakash Chopra on Gujarat Titans & Kane Williamson

Aakash Chopra was seen speaking on his YouTube channel and made some interesting comments on Gujarat Titans. “They got the trophy in the first year and the second year, they bid for seven players and took all seven of them. They didn’t lose even one bid. The choices were slightly interesting because Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz are not there. Kane Williamson is with this team. What are they thinking?” said Aakash Chopra.

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“They picked Kane Williamson in the first bid at the base price. No one bought him but they said they need a top-order batter. Not a bad option at all that you have Shubman Gill at the top and Kane Williamson at the other end. When you see this team, you feel it is a 150-run team. They are not thinking about 180 at all. When they are not thinking about 180 at all, Kane Williamson is the perfect player.” he added.

Great Chance for Gujarat Titans

Only CSK has defended the IPL title that too way back in 2011. GT now has a conundrum as to whether to play Matthew Wade or Kane Williamson as Wade is someone who can play an impactful knock and can take down any opposition team with his wide range of shots.

GT should give a long rope to Williamson as he is someone who takes time to hit form. On sticky & slow wickets Williamson can be a great option. It would be interesting to see how GT go with their game plan as this time they might be tempted to go with horses for courses due to the home & away venues.

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