Its promoters won the bid last October. But due to technical reasons, its entry into the Indian Premier League fold was formalised merely days ahead of the player auction. Despite all the glitches, Gujarat Titans seems to have cracked the IPL code in the first season itself.
The fact that the Titans became the first team to qualify for the Playoffs on Tuesday, that too with a thumping win over second-placed Lucknow Super Giants, underlines the dominant force that Hardik Pandya & Co. has been over the last seven weeks.
Shubman Gill, whose relatively subdued knock in challenging conditions for batters at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium turned out to be the difference between the teams, minced no words about his feelings.
