The Gujarat Giants are an Indian

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team that compete in the Women's Premier League (WPL), based in Ahmedabad,

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

. The team is owned by

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. The team is coached by

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, and their squad was assembled at the inaugural WPL player auction in February 2023.

History

In October 2022, the

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announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023. The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month.

, the owners of the

Gujarat Giants Gujarat Giants (formerly known as Gujarat Fortunegiants) is a kabaddi team based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Chandran Ranjith and coached by Ram mehar Singh. The team is owned by Ad ...

kabaddi team, bought the rights to one of the franchises. On 30 January 2023,

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joined Gujarat Giants as a mentor. In February 2023,

was announced as head coach of the side. The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with Gujarat Giants signing 18 players for their squad. The side finished bottom of the group stage at the inaugural tournament.

Current squad

As per 2023 season. Players in bold have international caps. denotes a player who is unavailable for the rest of the season.

Support Staff

Source: Official website

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Source: Official website

Seasons

Notes

References

{{Gujarat Giants WPL squad Cricket clubs established in 2023 Women's Premier League (cricket) teams Adani Group