Gujarat Titans Koo: ‘No IPL franchise has no right to say, I want such a pitch’. Cricket news

In football, the benefit of the house matters a lot. The hosts know about the pitch, stadium, and enjoy local support that plays a big role in making the referee excuses and creating hostile environment for visitors.
In cricket, especially franchise cricket such as the Indian Premier League (IPL), it is not necessary. Teams cannot direct surface makeup, but other tangibers are the same: fans understand the conditions and dimensions of the stadium. These are all aspects that domestic teams expect to know more than the coming parties.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were one of the teams who took the most advantage of the house situation in their title. He won five domestic matches in the previous season, with Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capital (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Last year, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won six directly to qualify for the playoffs, three of them came to the house.
In this season, a lot has been made due to lack of home benefits. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane, Lucknow Super Veteransrats have the highest number of sounds against mentor Zaheer Khan and CSK coach Stephen Fleming Curator who are not preparing suitable surfaces for domestic teams. PBKS assistant bowling coach Trevor Gonsalves argued, “There is no benefit of the house in the IPL.”
When investigated about the franchise vs curator debate, Gujarat Titans COO Colonel Arvinder Singh told Timesofindia.com, “Look, the rules and regulations on it are very clear and not only from this season. They are clear from the beginning.”
“The rules of the game are very clear and they are common for everyone. Any franchise has no right to say, ‘I want such a pitch’. It’s not anything that the rules allow you to do.”

“The advantage of the house arises from the fact that this is your home. You are going to know the conditions that are better than someone else because you play most of your games, where you practice. So from that perspective, if you are looking at the benefit of a house, then not, why not? You are worth the benefits of the house.
He said, “To say that I need home benefits because I want this kind of pitch. Sorry, I don’t think it cuts any snow with anyone,” he said.
IPL sports status back to Singh’s argument. According to the definitions of ‘The Match’, Section 1.11 states, “Ground Authority is the entity responsible for the selection and preparation of the pitch and preparations for the hosting and management of the match, including any agent (not limited to curator or other ground staff) working on their behalf.”
For records, 2022 champions have made a promising beginning at the site of his house at Narendra Modi Stadium, winning two out of two of two.

Further, there has been a staller with zoom out and GT season 24 matches. He has posted four out of five win, scored eight points, and sit on top of the pile with things standing.
Former IPL champions such as five -time winners CSK and MI are struggling with SRH, KKR and RR, GT is the only former champion who has not lost the plot in the 18th season.
“I think it is still the early day. By the grace of God, yes, we have done well so far, but still have to go a long way. It is a long drawn tournament. So we do not want to go beyond ourselves and already start thinking about the playoff.
“It is not easy to go into the top four and to live there continuously. Some teams continue to move the same speed and some teams start quickly, but are not able to maintain that speed. And then you suddenly find someone, such as what happened to RCB last year.
“So it’s too early to give anything discounts and say that no one is former champions or even champions, they are out of the race in the tournament at the beginning,” he said.
‘Gill is going to catch us well’
In his initial season as a GT captain last year, Shubman Gill’s debut was a challenging. After taking over from Hardik Pandya, GT IPL finished eighth in 2024. The decision to appoint Gill as a captain raised the eyebrows, especially considering the fact that he led Punjab towards his kingdom in only two matches. Top-order batsmen also run drought to make cases worse.
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Colonel Singh feels that he is with him, and with management, there is an option of support gill when many people did not keep that enthusiasm.
“This is now coming of her age as a leader more than a captain. You can see it in her body language, the control, whether it is a strategy that she is adopting, whether she is reacting to the situation on the ground. It is surprising to see that the young Shubman has participated as a fierce. The strike rate of 146.53.
“So it is surprising to see their growth. We have always said that in GT we like to do things from a long -term point of view and do not see short -term solutions. So last time we were a little criticized to say that, you know, it’s too early for him (for captain) and it is also getting good. Number of years forward,” he explained further.
way forward
Always with a look at the long -term photo, to form a development strategy after finishing the GT plan after the season ends, such as a potential female Premier League (WPL) team.
Ahmedabad based Torrent groupA healthcare chief, acquired a 67 percent stake in GT before the season begins. While the nuances of the deal were not made official, the figure is expected to expand the growth of the franchise and IPL in detail.
According to reports, CVC bought GT in 2021 for Rs 5,625 crore. For majority of acquisitions, the Torrent Group is considered to spend Rs 5025 crore, which takes the GT evaluation for Rs 7500 crore.

This is keeping in mind the story of IPL development, which has increased rapidly since its inception in 2008 than gold and sensex.
“When we started in 2008, no one knew how it was going to pan. It took the IPL more than a few years to realize its ability,” Colonel Singh said that those who were part of the Titans of Kings XI Punjab, Gujarat Lions and Gujarat.
“It was only after the fourth or fifth year, where it was a gradual development with everyone. But after the fourth year, we realized that it is the quality of cricket that is going to define the longevity of the league.
“At that point we realized that it is something that, as Indians, we can be proud. Today you see what it has happened. In terms of development, it is more than 10x (from) where it started.
“IPL has seen its ups and downs in the number of years. But if you look at the property of a game in 17 years, where nothing happened in our country. What it was today and what it was, I think it’s something that we all can be very proud,” he said.