Reports: Yuvraj Singh to join Gujarat Titans coaching setup

There could be a management shift in the Gujarat Titans fans as head coach Ashish Nehra and Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki will potentially bid adieu to the franchise. Nehra and Solanki have been associated with the franchise since its debut season in 2022, where they emerged as the winners of the tournament in IPL 2022. They were runner-ups in the IPL 2023 season and had a disastrous outing in IPL 2024 after saying goodbye to captain Hardik Pandya.

According to the latest reports from News18, legendary India cricketer Yuvraj Singh might join the GT coaching staff ahead of their next season. Gary Kirsten, who was mentoring the franchise also left the camp after he was inducted as the white-ball coach for the Pakistan men’s team.

“Lot of changes on the cards. Ashish Nehra and Vikram Solanki are highly likely to move on and discussions around Yuvraj Singh have already begun. Nothing is finalised right now, but there could be some major changes in the coaching staff of the Gujarat Titans,” a source in the report said.

Coaching changes in the IPL arena ahead of next season

Hardik was traded to Mumbai Indians in a record deal ahead of IPL 2024 and GT named Shubman Gill as their new captain. The team failed to make it to the playoffs and Nehra along with Gill were at the receiving end. Other notable members of the GT’s coaching set-up are Aashish Kapoor, Naeem Amin, Narender Negi, and Mithun Manhas.

Another development from the IPL arena is that former India Head Coach, Rahul Dravid is likely to return to Rajasthan Royals as a mentor. It is worth noting that, Dravid led India to T20 World Cup 2024 trophy as coach and has previously captained and mentored RR in IPL. Moreover, the veteran has coached India’s Under-19 team to the U19 World Cup victory in 2018.