‘If Gujarat Titans Want Wickets…’: Virender Sehwag Picks Trump Card for the Defending Champions in IPL 2023 Qualifier 1

Gujarat Titans, despite playing only their second season after making their debut last year, have been way ahead of their rivals. In IPL 2022, they surprised everyone by topping the league stage before being crowned champions and to prove that the performance was not just a fluke, they again topped the points table in IPL 2023 to qualify for the playoffs Is. ,

GT boasts of a well-balanced squad with proven match winner and skipper Hardik Pandya who continues to polish his reputation as a top leader. He may not have set the season on fire like last year but under his captaincy the all-rounder has been credited time and again for creating a conducive dressing room environment for the players to perform at their level best.

Amon has world-class players in one leg-spinner Rashid Khan who has been one of the most consistent performers in the IPL since making his debut in the league in 2017.

Earlier with Sunrisers Hyderabad, it came as a surprise when the franchise let him go ahead of the mega auction last year. GT included him in the team for 15 crores.

He took 19 wickets in 16 matches last year as GT won the title on debut.

So far in IPL 2023, Rashid has taken 24 wickets and is currently the joint-highest wicket-taker with Mohammed Shami. He is second in the race for the Purple Cap as Shami has a better economy rate.

Batting legend Virender Sehwag feels Rashid will be the trump card for GT skipper Pandya, stating that when the team wants to break partnerships, they bring him into the attack.

Rashid Khan is the trump card for Gujarat. If he wants a wicket, he gets it,” Sehwag said star sports, And then the way Hardik used Rashid, it is commendable. Rashid likes to break partnerships and now he has become the most successful bowler of this season on the basis of his brilliant performance.

The first qualifier will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.