The History and Inspirations Behind The Gujarat Titans
The History and Inspirations Behind The Gujarat Titans: The Gujarat Titans joined the I League in 2021 as one of two new franchises that started the competition with eight teams. The company is called Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners) successfully bid for the first ever dhimmi franchise in Ahmedabad on October 25, 2021.
The six bidders in the league race were outbid for the 2 new teams by Irelia Company Pte Ltd. with a bid worth INR 5,625 crore and RPSG Group with INR 10,500 crore.
Home Ground: Gujarat Titans will primarily play their home matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium, which is located in Ahmedabad. The stadium has a maximum seating capacity of 1.32 million; it’s the world’s largest stadium.
The Gujarat Titans signed three players in the draft before the IPL 2022 Mega Auction and later added 20 players at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. They signed Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, and Rashid Khan along with taking their squad from 23 to 23.
Some of the notable cricketers in the list are
Shubman Gill
Noor Ahmad
Alzarri Joseph
Pradeep Sangwan
David Miller
Matthew Wade
Gurkeerat Singh
B Sai Sudharshan
Jason Roy
Wriddhiman Saha
Abhinav Manohar
Vijay Shankar
Hardik Pandya
Rahul Tewatia
Mohammed Shami
Lockie Ferguson
Yash Dayal.
The Gujarat Titans still have not revealed the official logo and jersey colors.
The Gujarat Titans have not revealed the kits yet, but recently roped in Indian electric vehicle company Ather Energy as their principal sponsor. As of February 17, 2022, they have over 204,000 followers on Instagram; 70.6k followers on Twitter; and 43k likes on Facebook.
CVC Capitals for $65,626,000. The owner is the Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners). CVC Capital Partners is a British private equity and investment advisory firm that was founded back in 1981- which has networks in various countries worldwide.
There was controversy in the IPL over whether there was a conflict of interest when the company CVC acquired the Ahmedabad franchise. But because of legal counsel, the board had given clearance to both potential owners. They currently have four names in the team management..
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | AGE |
| Shubman Gill | Batsman | Right Handed | 22 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | Wicketkeeper | Right Handed | 37 |
| Abhinav Manohar | Batsman | Right Handed | 27 |
| Vijay Shankar | All Rounder | Right Handed | 31 |
| Hardik Pandya | All Rounder | Right Handed | 28 |
| Rahul Tewatia | All Rounder | Left Handed | 29 |
| Dominic Drakes | All Rounder | Left Handed | 24 |
| Rashid Khan | Bowler | Right Arm | 23 |
| Mohammed Shami | Bowler | Right Arm | 31 |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | Right Arm | 30 |
| Yash Dayal | Bowler | Left Arm | 24 |
| Jayant Yadav | Bowler | Right Arm | 32 |
| Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore | Bowler | Left Arm | 25 |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler | Left Arm | 17 |
| Alzarri Joseph | Bowler | Right Arm | 25 |
| Pradeep Sangwan | Bowler | Left Arm | 31 |
| David Miller | Batsman | Left Handed | 33 |
| Matthew Wade | Wicketkeeper | Left Handed | 34 |
| Gurkeerat Mann Singh | Batsman | Right Handed | 31 |
| B Sai Sudharsan | Batsman | Left Handed | 20 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Wicketkeeper | Right Handed | 20 |
| Varun Aaron | Bowler | Right Arm | 32 |
| Darshan Nalkande | Bowler | Right Arm | 23 |