Aakash Chopra reveals Gujarat Titans’ strengths ahead of IPL 2025, says their top 3 will hold the key

Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra has opined that Gujarat Titans’ top three batters – Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, and Sai Sudharsan – will be the team’s strength in the upcoming IPL 2025. The renowned commentator reckons the trio will bat the lion’s share of overs for the franchise.

While GT retained Shubman Gill (INR 16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (INR 8.50 crore), Jos Buttler was bagged in the IPL 2025 mega auction for a whopping amount of INR 15.75 crore.

Sudharsan was the leading run-getter for the franchise in the previous season, scoring 527 runs in 12 matches at an average of 47.91 and a strike rate of 141.28. 

Gill, the GT captain, scored 426 runs in 12 matches of IPL 2024 at an average of 38.73 and a strike rate of 147.40. 

“The top three are extremely reliable and consistent, and are the ones who will bat long. Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler – you won’t get a more stable top three than this. You might get an explosive one but this is a very stable top three. They spent a lot of money on Jos Buttler, saying they need him there, and he can be that game changer,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube Channel.

“If he likes the Ahmedabad pitch, just like Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan like it, considering the quality in the top three, those three will play 60 percent of the overs. If you check the entire season, in the total 280 overs they (GT) would bat, they might play 170-190 overs. They are that kind of top there, and I think that’s a huge strength for the Gujarat Titans,” Chopra added.

On the other hand, Chopra added that fast bowling is also the strength of the Gujarat Titans, as they have Indian pacers like Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna and foreign fast bowlers like Kagiso Rabada and Gerald Coetzee.

“The second strength I see is that their fast bowling is good. They have plenty of fast-bowling options, and the ball moves for sure in the second innings on this pitch. They used to have Mohammed Shami. He left, so they have kept Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna,” he said.

“They have kept Kagiso Rabada and Gerald Coetzee. Then they also have the options of Kulwant Khejroliya, Gurnoor Brar and Arshad Khan. I feel the captain is providing stability because he has been there for a little while. I think they are a very decent unit,” Chopra observed.

Gujarat Titans will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on March 25.