Gujarat Lions were a franchise cricket team based in Rajkot, Gujarat, India, which played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2016 and 2017. They were one of eight teams which competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League. The team was captained by Suresh Raina and coached by Brad Hodge. The side finished seventh in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Standings
Match summary
Auction The player auction for the 2017 season was held 20 February in Bangalore.
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes Batsmen 3 Suresh Raina Left-handed Right-arm off break 2016 Captain 10 Akshdeep Nath Right-handed Right-arm medium 2017 16 Aaron Finch Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 Overseas 20 Jason Roy Right-handed Right-arm medium 2017 Overseas 42 Brendon McCullum Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 Overseas, Vice Captain Jaydev Shah Left-handed Right-arm off break 2016 Chirag Suri Right-handed Right-arm off break 2017 Overseas Pratham Singh Left-handed Right-arm off break 2017 All-rounders 8 Ravindra Jadeja Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 14 Shubham Agarwal Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2017 44 James Faulkner Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2016 Overseas 47 Dwayne Bravo Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 Overseas 50 Dwayne Smith Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 Overseas 56 Irfan Pathan Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2016 Replacement signing Wicket-keepers 19 Dinesh Karthik Right-handed 2016 23 Ishan Kishan Left-handed 2016 Bowlers 1 Tejas Baroka Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2017 5 Ankit Soni Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2017 Replacement signing 7 Nathu Singh Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2017 9 Manpreet Gony Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2017 13 Munaf Patel Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2017 17 Praveen Kumar Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 18 Pradeep Sangwan Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2016 27 Shadab Jakati Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 30 Basil Thampi Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2017 36 Shivil Kaushik Right-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 2016 68 Andrew Tye Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2016 Overseas 91 Dhawal Kulkarni Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 Shelley Shaurya Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2017
Fixtures
Support staff changes In February 2017, Mohammad Kaif was named assistant coach of Gujarat Lions.
References
External links Official website Gujarat Lions at CricBuzz