Matthew Hayden joins IPL side Gujarat as batting coach

[p]Hayden, ‌a two-times World Cup-winning batter, ‌represented [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OxG0JfXg/"]Australia[/a] across 273 international matches across formats, scoring over 15,000 ‌international runs, and garnered ⁠a reputation ‌for his explosive style of play.[/p][p]“[b]Good ​batting applies pressure. Great batting owns the game. ​That’s the standard we want to set at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gujarat-titans/WxbsgtO5/"]Gujarat Titans[/a],[/b]" ⁠Hayden said ​in a statement.[/p][p]Hayden played 32 matches for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chennai-super-kings/hQRNSDp4/"]Chennai Super Kings[/a] in the IPL, finishing his stint ‌by helping them lift the title in 2010. He also claimed the Orange Cap in 2009 after scoring 572 runs in 12 games.[/p][p]"[b]His [/b](Matthew's) [b]experience at the highest level, coupled with his ability to mentor ‌emerging talent, will be instrumental ​in shaping our batting identity ‌for the seasons ahead,[/b]" Gujarat Titans Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki added.[/p][p]The IPL 2026 will begin on March 28.[/p][embed guid="9da61e58-635f-47ad-b606-045bcfd16602" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ6TDYtH8-U" social-type="youtube" /]