Gujarat Titans (GT) vice-captain Rashid Khan is excited at the opportunity of facing off against his former team, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), as they clash in the 21st match of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium.

Rashid Khan was first picked up in the IPL 2017 auction by the SRH franchise and he remained with them until IPL 2021. He picked 93 wickets in 76 matches for SRH over the period of five years.

However, the two parted ways as Rashid Khan wanted to be the first retention for SRH, who retained Kane Williamson as their first player ahead of the IPL 2022 auction.

Instead, Gujarat Titans picked Rashid from the draft and have also named him vice-captain to skipper Hardik Pandya.

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"This year, a team which I played for 5 years, I will be up against them. It's a different feeling," Rashid Khan told Gujarat Titans ahead of the big-ticket match.

He was also excited at the prospect of bowling against his former SRH teammate Kane Williamson. Having bowled to him at the international level, Rashid said he enjoys bowling to the New Zealand star and that the fans would love to see their content.

"Bowling to someone like Kane is always a huge pleasure as a bowler, we spent a good five years together while we had that kind of competition. Now against each other, it's a lovely contest. I think fans would love to see that," Rashid said.

Gujarat Titans are the only unbeaten side in IPL 2022 so far and they will be up against SRH, who won their first match in IPL 2022 against CSK.

Shedding light on Gujarat's approach to the season under Hardik Pandya's captaincy, Rashid added: "It's pretty simple. We had planned at the beginning of the tournament, we are going to be the same. we are going to keep enjoying each other's company. We won't focus on the results a lot. We will want to make sure the team morale is always good."