Gujarat Titans director of cricket Vikram Solanki is confident about their team’s chances against the four-time champions Chennai Super Kings in the grand final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. The Hardik Pandya-led side will look to defend their title in the cash-rich league.
Gujarat Titans are on a roll in this edition of the cash-rich league making it into the second consecutive final in the cash-rich league, in the 2023 league stage GT has ten games out of the 14 games and is on the verge of winning back-to-back titles in IPL 2023.
Speaking ahead of their game against Chennai Super Kings, Vikram Solanki praised the four-time champions for their consistency in the cash-rich league and reckons that their team has played as a group throughout the league stage and will look to continue doing the same against the MS Dhoni-led side on Sunday.
“We entirely appreciate and respect what CSK has done. They’ve been a fabulous team for a good number of years now and we respect that.”
“We respect the playing group. As we have done throughout the year against all of the opposition, we’ve respected every opposition we’ve come up against. But we try and prepare ourselves to be competitive against anybody and we are confident in our preparation,” Vikram Solanki said in the press conference.
Gujarat Titans have found different match-winners throughout the season like Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma, Josh Little, Noor Ahmad, and Mohammed Shami putting their hand to perform for the team in the given opportunities.
It’s Yet Another Opportunity For Our Players To Show The Skill – Vikram Solanki
Vikram Solanki wants the team to take up the opportunity to perform in the big game against Chennai Super Kings and reckons that their players need to take up the opportunity in the grand final of the IPL 2023 to showcase their ability at the highest level.
“What transpires on the day transpires on the day but we’ve got to be conscious of our preparation. Be present when the opportunity presents itself and take those opportunities. Tomorrow is a brilliant opportunity. It’s yet another opportunity for our players to show the skill they have and we’re very much looking forward to it.”
This will also be the first in the history of the Indian Premier that the teams played in the opening match of the season play the grand finals in the same venue, as Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings played the inaugural match of IPL 2023 in which the defending champions came on top of the MS Dhoni-led side.