IPL 2016: The Team Analysis

Gujarat Lions (GL):

One of the new entrants in this year’s IPL, the Gujarat Lions had a fairly good season as they topped the table but could not make it to the finals. In Brendon McCullum, Aaron Finch, Dwayne Smith and captain Suresh Raina himself, Gujarat had a spectacular batting side which also had the likes of Dinesh Karthik in it.

On most occasions Gujarat would get a sensational opening and would be aided well by their bowling unit having Dwayne Bravo and Praveen Kumar. However, Gujarat, despite the great openings, would often flounder in being consistent through the innings. Plus Raina had an average season with the bat and his lackluster captaincy too, where he kept changing his batting order for unfathomable reasons, affected his team.

All in all, a very good season for Gujarat but they sure would like some more responsibility from their local talents next year.