IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans will face issues with top-order if Shubman Gill does not fire, says Aaron Finch

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Former Australia captain Aaron Finch feels that defending champions Gujarat Titans may face big issues in their batting order if Shubman Gill does not fire at the top.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 29, 2023 01:53 IST

If Shubman Gill does not fire, Gujarat could be in trouble, feels Aaron Finch. (BCCI/PTI Photo)

By India Today Sports Desk: Shubman Gill has to fire at the top if Gujarat want to continue their dominant run in the Indian Premier League, feels Australia’s World Cup winning captain Aaron Finch.

Gujarat Titans: Team Preview

Previewing the champion side for official broadcaster Star Sports, Finch said that the only weakness that Gujarat Titans have in the IPL 2023 is that they are heavily reliant on Shubman Gill in the top order. Finch agreed that Gujarat have a strong middle order, but said that players coming in early is not necessarily a good thing.

“I think a concern area for Gujarat Titans will be their top-order if Shubman Gill does not fire. Shubman Gill is the X-factor for the team. We know how freely he can score, he is such a damaging player and when he gets in, he goes really big. If he fires, their middle order will function very well and they will be very hard to beat,” Finch said on Star Sports.

“They have got a lot of firepower and a lot of experience in that middle order and a huge amount of power, but if they get in too early, they will ne in trouble,” Finch further explained.

The batter said that David Miller will be the player to watch out for this season, since he is coming to the side after a sensational 12 months, which included the IPL 2022 where the South African scored 481 runs at an average of 68.71.

“The player to watch out this year for Gujarat Titans will be David Miller,” Finch said.

The former batter called Gujarat’s pace contingent the team’s biggest strength and said that they had the variety to suit any surface in the country.

“The biggest strength for Gujarat Titans is the depth in their fast bowling, and their experience. They can juggle around the players to find the perfect combination based on different surfaces,” Finch said in his analysis.

Gujarat Titans will take on Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Mar 29, 2023



Source: www.indiatoday.in

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