For all the criticism around their auction picks, Gujarat Titans make a fairytale entry into IPL playoffs | Cricket News – Times of India
PUNE: It has been a fairytale entry into the IPL 2022 playoffs for newcomers Gujarat Titans, who were not given much of a chance by the critics following the mega auction in February this year. The Hardik Pandya-led Titans qualified with two league games remaining, thrashing Lucknow Super Giants by a massive 62 runs in what was one of the most commanding displays this season while defending a par total. Defending just 144, built largely on the efforts of young Shubman Gill's unbeaten 63, the Titans' self-belief was the key as they restricted their opponents to just 82, with spinner Rashid Khan accounting for four wickets and the likes of Yash Dayal and Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore taking two wickets each. Gill conceded that not many people had given the side much of a chance coming into t...