Champions! What a great couple of years we have had. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2014-15, Vijay Hazare Trophy last year and now the big one. Its been a truly amazing turnaround for a team that was relegated to Plate Division in 2011-12 which meant we were not even in top 15 teams five years back! Parthiv deserves major credit to leading the team to this turn around constantly trying many youngsters and not afraid of letting the newbies in at the crucial juncture like Gaja who picked up 5 wicket haul in the second innings of the final or keeping out players like Ishwar and Mehul despite the absence of Bumrah and Axar. Mumbai had their chances and could have won the match if they held on to the chances that were given to them by Gujarat. Spilling of few catches are important junctures and Iyer throwing his wicket away when Gujarat were looking down and almost out are a few examples. Axar and Bumrah's re-entry to the team along with Ishwar and Mehul will only strengthen the Gujarat team.
TBH, cricket in Gujarat, the state (which includes teams from Gujarat, Baroda and Saurashta) has been amazing in last 5-10 years. We have produced plenty of players in recent times of high caliber and many have played for India as well. Hopefully this will do to Gujarat cricket what 1983 WC win did to Indian cricket.
