Gujarat Titans were newly inducted into India's premier T20 competition in the previous campaign. Under the guidance of Ashish Nehra and under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, the franchise made it all the way to the finals of the competition in the IPL 2022 season.

Vijay ShankarThey got the better of Rajasthan Royals in the final to win their maiden IPL title in their debut season, which is indeed worth applauding. It was in the last season that they announced themselves in a grand fashion. The defending champions have been doing so well even in IPL 2023 season.

Just like the last season, they have qualified for the playoffs by finishing as the table-toppers. They have an important game up ahead as they will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier on May 23, Tuesday at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.

Gujarat Titans perfected the art of chasing down the targets set by the opposition teams in the IPL. It is a routine that they have developed since the last season where they have been able to chase down any target set by the teams.

Vijay Shankar reveals GT's success template for chasing down big totals in IPL

Their record in the run-chases has been really impressive as they have won 17 times and failed to chase down the target only three times in the IPL. Apart from that, they have been really exceptional in tracking down the targets. Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans' all-rounder Vijay Shankar revealed the success template behind chasing down the totals.

Shankar who scored a gritty fifty against RCB in the run-chase said that the team is trying to get closer to the target. Furthermore, he added that the team is not trying to overdo things in the first place. He said that they are just trying to take the game as close as they can and once that's achieved, they have the firepower to chase down the target.

"We are trying to get closer to the target, not trying to overdo things. Take the game as close as we can, once we get closer to the total and with the firepower we have we can chase any score," Vijay Shankar said at the post-match presentation. 

"We have been playing good cricket overall and this chase was really needed for us. Going into the playoffs, chasing close to 200 was really satisfying. I should have finished it. I was set and hitting the ball well towards the end, overall it was a wonderful feeling to win the game. It wasn't that easy with the new ball when they bowled the back of a length balls into the pitch, that's the reason why we could not get the ball in the gaps," he added.