# 2017 Gujarat Lions season

Gujarat Lions were a franchise cricket team based in Rajkot, Gujarat, India, which played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2016 and 2017. They were one of eight teams which competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League. The team was captained by Suresh Raina and coached by Brad Hodge. The side finished seventh in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 | |
| 7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 | |

### Match summary
## Auction

The player auction for the 2017 season was held 20 February in Bangalore.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 3 | Suresh Raina | India | (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹125 million (US$1.5 million) | Captain |
| 10 | Akshdeep Nath | India | (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 16 | Aaron Finch | Australia | (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| 20 | Jason Roy | England | (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹75 million (US$900,000) | Overseas, vice captain |
| | Jaydev Shah | India | (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹2 million (US$24,000) | |
| | Chirag Suri | United Arab Emirates | (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | Overseas |
| | Pratham Singh | India | (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹2 million (US$24,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹95 million (US$1.1 million) | |
| 14 | Shubham Agarwal | India | (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 44 | James Faulkner | Australia | (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹55 million (US$660,000) | Overseas |
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | Trinidad and Tobago | (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹40 million (US$480,000) | Overseas |
| 50 | Dwayne Smith | Barbados | (1983-04-12) 12 April 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹23 million (US$280,000) | Overseas |
| 56 | Irfan Pathan | India | (1984-10-27) 27 October 1984 (age 39) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2016 | Replacement signing | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | India | (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | | 2016 | ₹23 million (US$280,000) | |
| 23 | Ishan Kishan | India | (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | | 2016 | ₹3.5 million (US$42,000) | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 1 | Tejas Baroka | India | (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 5 | Ankit Soni | India | (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Replacement signing | |
| 7 | Nathu Singh | India | (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | |
| 9 | Manpreet Gony | India | (1984-01-04) 4 January 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹6 million (US$72,000) | |
| 13 | Munaf Patel | India | (1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | |
| 17 | Praveen Kumar | India | (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹35 million (US$420,000) | |
| 18 | Pradeep Sangwan | India | (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹2 million (US$24,000) | |
| 27 | Shadab Jakati | India | (1980-11-27) 27 November 1980 (age 43) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹2 million (US$24,000) | |
| 30 | Basil Thampi | India | (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹8.5 million (US$100,000) | |
| 36 | Shivil Kaushik | India | (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia | (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹5 million (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 91 | Dhawal Kulkarni | India | (1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹20 million (US$240,000) | |
| | Shelley Shaurya | India | (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |

## Support staff changes

* In February 2017, Mohammad Kaif was named assistant coach of Gujarat Lions.