GT’s Vikram Solanki desperate for IPL auction

Dubai (Uttam Hindu News): Ahead of the IPL auction to be held on December 19 in Dubai, Gujarat Titans Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki expressed excitement among the team’s think-tank, who are aiming to fill eight vacant key slots to boost their team’s standing. Has to be filled.

IPL 2022 winners Gujarat have eight slots to fill with a purse of Rs 38.15 crore, two of which are overseas.

He will aim to fill the void left by the trade of Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians. A batting all-rounder who can contribute a few bowling overs. They also need an overseas fast bowler and an Indian wicket-keeping option.

Really excited about the auction. I am sure all the teams will be as excited as we are. We have some big decisions to make as far as who we’re likely to side with. But it is a mini auction and I don’t like the term ‘mini auction’ because there are some important decisions to be taken.

We have eight spots to fill and they’ll be important spots for us, so we’re really excited about it. We will proceed with this in exactly the same manner as we proceeded with the first two auctions. “We have continued the discussions till now and will continue till the auction,” Solanki said in a video posted by the franchise on its social media account.

Gujarat will be led by Shubman Gill from the 2024 season and Solanki said the team management will give him the necessary support to develop his leadership skills.

Really excited about Shubman Gill becoming captain, he is a fantastic cricketer. His performance at any stage tells a lot about him as a cricketer. “It’s a really interesting time for him because it’s about him stepping into his leadership role.”

He has had leadership roles before, just by the fact that he has the personality of a thinking cricketer. Had he not done this he would not have been as successful as he is today, but now it is about developing his leadership skills to captain the team.

Gujarat also topped the points table in the league stage in both the IPL 2022 and 2023 seasons. While they reached the trophy in IPL 2022. They had to finish as runners-up in IPL 2023.

“We are happy with what we have achieved so far, but I would say that is a thing of the past,” Solanki concluded. We have drawn a line on what we need to do next. It doesn’t matter what we have achieved so far and how proud we are of all the players so far. We look forward to welcoming some new members to the GT family. Totally excited about it.”