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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Suresh Raina[1] | |
| Coach | Brad Hodge[2] | |
| Owner | Keshav Bansal (Intex Technologies)[3] | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Rajkot, Gujarat, India | |
| Founded | 2012 | |
| Dissolved | 2017 | |
| Home ground | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot[1] | |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur[4] | |
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Gujarat Lions was a franchise cricket team based in the city of Rajkot, that represented the Indian state of Gujarat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team played in the IPL, along with Rising Pune Supergiant for two season between 2016 and 2017 as one of the replacements for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals who were both suspended for two seasons due to illegal betting by their respective owners.[5] The franchise was owned by Intex Technologies.[5][6][7][8]
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- ^ "Flawed teams look for consolation win". ESPNcricinfo. 9 May 2017.
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- ^ Nayar, N. R. (26 March 2017). "The journey of Gujarat Lions has been exciting: Bansal". Gulf News.
- ^ Venkatesh, Shruti (22 June 2017). "Intex's Bansal keen to acquire IPL franchise". Forbes India.
- ^ Mehta, Ivan (12 April 2017). "Emotional Connect With The Gujarat Lions Has Helped Our Sales: Intex's Keshav Bansal". The Huffington Post.