Gujarat Titans have appointed former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden as their batting coach ahead of IPL 2026. The ex-Austalian opener has been a part of the IPL in the past, having played for Chennai Super Kings, and has until recently been involved in broadcast duties. GT has a stellar run in the previous season, with their batting being the stong suit, powered by the likes of Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler.
Gujarat Titans name Hayden as batting coach
Hayden joins the GT support staff that comprises of head coach Asish Nehra and Parthiv Patel. Patel is also a batting coach in the side. GT’s decision to include the former Australian cricketer in the same position is aimed at improving their batting further. Commenting on his appointment, Hayden noted that good batting not only applies pressure but also owns the game.
“Good batting applies pressure. Great batting owns the game. That’s the standard we want to set at Gujarat Titans,” Hayden said after being named as the batting coach.
GT support staff for IPL 2026
- Head coach: Ashish Nehra
- Batting coaches: Matthew Hayden, Parthiv Patel
- Assistant coaches: Aashish Kapoor, Narendra Negi, Naeem Amin
GT finished third on the points table in IPL 2025, with 9 wins and 5 losses. Despite good batting, the side failed to make it to the finals and were knocked out in the playoffs stage. Three GT batters featured in the list of top ten leading run-getters. Sudharsan, with 759 runs to his name, earned the Orange Cap. Captain Shubman Gill finished with 650 runs to his name while Jos Buttler scored 538 runs from 14 matches.
GT squad for IPL 2026
Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, B Sai Sudharsan, M Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, Ashok Sharma, Jason Holder, Tom Banton, Prithviraj Yarra, Luke Wood
