Ahmedabad, Might 3 (IANS) Gujarat Titans’ assistant coach Vijay Dahiya emphasised that the crew’s knack for profitable shut matches has been essential to their latest success in IPL 2026, highlighting the optimistic crew atmosphere following consecutive victories.
Gujarat, who had earlier suffered a string of slender losses, have regained momentum at a vital stage of the event, with improved execution in strain moments serving to them climb again into competition.
Reflecting on the shift in outcomes, Dahiya underlined that the distinction has come from closing out video games that beforehand slipped away.
“You simply talked about a few video games the place outcomes aren’t going our approach. However even in case you take a look at these video games as properly, they had been shut video games. Closing these shut video games had been essential and that is what we have now executed in the previous few video games. So far as the crew atmosphere is worried, I believe it is top-notch. There is not any methods about it. For those who take a look at the temporary historical past of this crew, simply 5 years, profitable it as soon as, reaching within the finals, being within the knockout, so that they know how one can play large video games,” Dahiya mentioned on the sidelines of the GT vs PBKS sport in Ahmedabad.
The assistant coach additionally spoke concerning the franchise’s philosophy of backing gamers, notably within the center order, regardless of inconsistent returns to this point this season.
“It is an excellent level you mentioned as a result of on this format, it is essential to again gamers. However typically it appears to be like like as a result of when the outcomes aren’t moving into your favour, you are feeling, is it an extended run? However that is what this GD aspect is for you. That is how they’ve constructed, that is how they’ve backed a number of gamers. However yeah, as this event goes into the enterprise finish, there is a chance and there’s a window that you simply may attempt a couple of new faces as properly,” Dahiya added.
Dahiya, who joined Gujarat Titans’ teaching setup this season, additionally shared his expertise of settling into the setup, crediting the familiarity inside the help employees and the crew tradition.
“I believe it does not really feel prefer it’s my first 12 months right here. There are lots of people who’ve been round and I have been across the system as properly. So new gamers taking part in for a brand new crew. However whenever you get into the one system, I did not really feel like, I believe that the help employees is such that I’ve both performed with them or I’ve labored with them earlier as properly. And it is all concerning the atmosphere which has been created right here. It does not make you are feeling such as you’re coming from the surface,” he famous.
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