The Gujarat Lions (GL) is a temporary franchise IPL T20 cricket team on behalf of the city of Rajkot in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
This IPL team was formed in 2016, will play in the IPL T20 tournament only in 2016 and 2017 seasons.
The Gujarat Lions is the replacement of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, who were suspended for 2016 and 2017 seasons due to suspected illegal betting of their respective owners. Keshav Bansal (Intex Technologies) is the owner of the franchise.
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On the occasion of the 2016 IPL player drafts, Gujarat franchise picked Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja who are Indian cricketers, along with Brendon McCullum (NZ), James Faulkner (AUS) and Dwayne Bravo (WI).
In an event of the franchise held in New Delhi, the team was named as Gujarat Lions and announced their team captain as Suresh Raina.
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Rajkot and Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad are their home grounds. To enjoy the best excitements of the IPL T20, you may join with the community on Einfon and share your experiences.
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Match 3 – 7th April, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Kolkata Knight Riders 8:00pm IST Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
Match 6 – 9th April, 2017 Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Lions 4:00pm IST Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
Match 13 – 14th April, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiant 8:00pm IST Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
Match 16 – 16th April, 2017 Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Lions 4:00pm IST Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Match 20 – 18th April, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8:00pm IST Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
Match 23 – 21st April, 2017 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions 8:00pm IST Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Match 26 – 23rd April, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab 4:00pm IST Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
Match 31 – 27th April, 2017 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Lions 8:00pm IST M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
Match 35 – 29th April, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians 8:00pm IST Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
Match 39 – 1st May, 2017 Rising Pune Supergiant vs Gujarat Lions 8:00pm IST Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
Match 42 – 4th May, 2017 Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions 8:00pm IST Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
Match 47 – 7th May, 2017 Kings XI Punjab vs Gujarat Lions 8:00pm IST Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
Match 50 – 10th May, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils 8:00pm IST Green Park, Kanpur |
Match 53 – 13th May, 2017 Gujarat Lions vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 4:00pm IST Green Park, Kanpur |
Current Squad of Gujarat Lions
The squad cost of the Gujarat Lions is 60 crore Indian Rupees and the squad is:
Suresh Raina (c), James Faulkner, Brendon McCullum, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Praveen Kumar, Dale Steyn, Dhawal Kulkarni, Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Smith, Eklavya Dwivedi, Andrew Tye, Shadab Jakati, Pravin Tambe, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Shah, Pradeep Sangwan, Amit Mishra, Sarabjeet Ladda, Umang Sharma, Shivil Kaushik, Aksh Deep Nath, Paras Dogra.
Administration and support staff
Head coach: Brad Hodge
Assistant coach: Shitanshu Kotak
Bowling coach: Heath Streak
Video analyst: Lakshmi Narayanan
Physiotherapist: Saif Hasan Naqvi
Finished Position: 1st in League Table 2016 IPL
Players acquired in draft
- Suresh Raina
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Brendon McCullum
- Dwayne Bravo
- James Faulkner
Acquired in auction 2016:
- Praveen Kumar (3.5 Crore)
- Dwayne Smith (2.3 Crore)
- Dinesh Karthik (2.3 Crore)
- Dale Steyn (2.3 Crore)
- Dhawal Kulkarni (2 Crore)
- Ekalavya Dwivedi (1 Crore)
- Aaron Finch (1 Crore)
- Andrew Tye (50 Lakhs)
- Ishan Kishan (35 Lakhs)
- Pradeep Sangwan (20 Lakhs)
- Pravin Tambe (20 Lakhs)
- Jaydev Shah (20 Lakhs)
- Shadab Jakati (20 Lakhs)
- Paras Dogra (10 Lakhs)
- Shivil Kaushik (10 Lakhs)
- Sarbajeet Ladda (10 Lakhs)
- Umang Sharma (10 Lakhs)
- Amit Mishra (10 Lakhs)
- Akshdeep Nath (10 Lakhs)
The Gujarat Lions (GL) is a Rajkot-based franchise cricket team based in the city of Rajkot and they will play only two IPL T20 seasons. Gujarat did not spend a lot like Pune, in view of that their IPL duration is only for two years.
In their first participation of IPL 2016, they have finished at third position, defeated by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in second quarterfinal. In the group stage, they have finished at first with 9-5 win/lost ratio.
FAQ’s
Q: When was founded the Gujarat Lions?
A: 2016
Q: What is the squad cost of the Gujarat Lions?
A: INR 60 crore
Q: Who is the owner of the Gujarat Lions?
A: Keshav Bansal (Intex Technologies)
Q: Who is the current coach of the Gujarat Lions?
A: Brad Hodge
Q: Who is the current captain of the Gujarat Lions?
A: Suresh Raina
Q: What is the home ground of the Gujarat Lions?
A: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Rajkot and Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad are their home grounds
Q: What is the best performance of the Gujarat Lions?
A: They have finished at third position in their first participation in 2016.
Q: What are the team strengths of the Gujarat Lions?
A: A terrific top order including Suresh Raina, Brendon McCullum from New Zealand and Australian Aaron Finch.
Q: What are the team weaknesses of the Gujarat Lions?
A: N/A.
