The Hardik Pandya-led Ahmedabad crew of the Indian Premier League will probably be referred to as the Gujarat Titans, the franchise revealed on Wednesday. The franchise, which is owned by non-public fairness agency CVC Capital, stated that the identify was chosen to pay tribute to the state’s wealthy cricketing legacy.
“The franchise is inspired by the opportunity to represent and build on this deep cricketing heritage, as well as build on its future success on the pitch,” stated the franchise in a press release launched.
Siddharth Patel, a consultant of the franchise, stated, “We need this group to attain nice issues for Gujarat and its many passionate followers, which is why we’ve got chosen the identify Titans’.
As we method the league’s mega public sale, we’re assured that we will put collectively the proper mixture of gamers going into the brand new season, he stated.
We need people that aren’t solely extremely expert however who’re impressed to be Titans of the sport,” he added.
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The franchise, which is debuting within the fifteenth season of the IPL, has additionally signed Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan and younger Indian batting expertise Shubman Gill.
Former India pacer Ashish Nehra would be the head coach and Vikram Solanki the director of cricket, whereas World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten has been appointed because the crew mentor and batting coach.
