IPL 2024 SWOT Analysis: Will Gujarat Titans Make It Three Finals In a Row?

Gujarat Titans (GT) were exceptional in their previous two seasons in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Hardik Pandya led the team to consecutive finals with GT winning the title in 2022 before finishing as runners-up in 2023. Expectations will once again be sky-high for Gujarat Titans, but the challenge will be more difficult under the new captain, Shubman Gill. At the mini-auction in December 2023, GT secured the services of Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Spencer Johnson, Manav Suthar, Kartik Tyagi, Sushant Mishra, and Robin Minz for a total of INR 30.3 crore. Gujarat Titans will begin their Indian Premier League 2024 season against Mumbai Indians on March 24 and ahead of the new campaign, let's analyse their strengths, weaknesses, and more in our SWOT analysis.

Strengths

GT have an exquisite batting line-up, with Shubman Gill, Kane Williamson, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, and Matthew Wade, all a part of the squad. Any one of these players can be a match-winner on their day and they are capable of both building an innings when the need arises and playing the attacking role as well.

Shubman Gill was in sensational form in IPL 2023 as his 890 runs in 17 matches last year demonstrates. At the mini-auction, GT also bought Tamil Nadu hard-hitter Shahrukh Khan, who is known for his explosive batting on the domestic circuit and can contribute greatly in the middle order.

On the bowling front, Rashid Khan will be the team's go-to man, especially in the middle overs and the Afghan spinner can also score useful runs at a quick pace when needed. His countryman and teammate, Noor Ahmad, who impressed last season with 16 scalps, will provide spin support to Rashid. Additionally, new buy Umesh Yadav's pace and