Former India player Aakash Chopra said the Gujarat Titans (GT) have been playing a batter short in IPL 2025. He also added that they are heavily dependent on their top three in the batting department as well. GT will take on the Delhi Capitals (DC) as well. With 16 points from 11 matches, they are placed second on the points table, and a win will secure them a playoff berth.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “They have no problems for now. Stability, continuity, and a different philosophy of playing T20 cricket. They have depended a lot on the top three. Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler have all done very well. There has been just one match in which none of them scored a fifty. Interestingly, they won that match as well, the last match against Mumbai.”
“However, Jos will go and Kusal Mendis will come in his place. The good news is that Sherfane Rutherford will stay. Don’t touch the batting order in this match. Let the top four remain the same. When Kusal Mendis comes, you will need Sherfane Rutherford more. Then you can bring in Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia. When I see their batting lineup, I feel they are playing a batter short,” he further added.
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Reflecting on the Gujarat Titans’ bowling, Aakash Chopra added that Washington Sundar might be used more with the ball against the Delhi Capitals.
“I feel Washi might have a bigger role here. Keep Washi also in the scheme of things for sure. (Abhishek) Porel will come at the start and Axar (Patel) will come later. So you can go with that thought process, and also keeping an eye on the future, as you might need him there,” he said.
“Then Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan. Generally, they go with four fast bowlers in an evening game. Kagiso Rabada is available for now. Then you have Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj. You can play Ishant (Sharma), as it’s his home, or else you can play Arshad (Khan), whatever you wish to do,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
