Former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra has highlighted key concerns for the Gujarat Titans ahead of the IPL 2026 season, pointing to their reliance on their top-order and star batsman. Jose ButlerWeaknesses as potential trouble spots.Titans reached the playoffs of IPL 2025 but fell out. Mumbai Indians in the finisher. Their success last season was largely due to the brilliant performance of Sai Sudharsan (759 runs). Shabman Gul (650), and Jos Buttler (538).In a recent YouTube video, Chopra explained that Gujarat’s batting strategy leans heavily on the top three. “What are their weaknesses? They can be called weaknesses or challenges. There still seems to be a bit too much reliance on the top three. It would be great if they replicate what they did last year, which means the top three bat together until the 14th or 15th over, and at least one of them has to be 100 per cent until the 15th over.” You should only be one down by the 14th or 15th over,” he said.Chopra also flagged Jos Buttler’s recent struggles, describing his form as “pedestrian” by his past standards. He asserted that if Buttler continues to falter, it could spell trouble for the Titans, as the two openers cannot be expected to carry the scoring load consistently.“However, the truth is that Jos Buttler’s current form is very, very pedestrian. We haven’t seen Jos Buttler play more than that in any World Cup edition. He has struggled in good conditions this time. So will that be a bit of a problem for Gujarat Titans? You want to start with Jos Buttler, but what if Chopra’s form can add both open scores?”Buttler’s poor run in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 held in India and Sri Lanka resulted in just 87 runs in eight matches.Gujarat Titans are all set to begin their IPL 2026 campaign on March 31, facing Punjab Kings at the PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
