Gujarat Titans to retain 5 players ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. According to reports in PTI, Shubman Gill is learned to be the first choice for the franchise going into the next edition of the league.
Reports claimed that while Rashid Khan will be the team’s second retention, Sai Sudharsan will also be a part of the team for the Indian Prime Minister. League (IPL) 2025. Moreover, the 2022 IPL winners will also retain two players.
It is learned that Gujarat Titans will also retain Rahul Tevatiya and Shahrukh Khan. While the retention board for the players remains unclear, it is learned that the franchise is interested in retaining 5 players ahead of the mega auction that will take place in November this year.
Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan are likely to be retained for Gujarat Titans.
— Bharat Sharma (@sharmabharat45) October 29, 2024
Shubman Gill is likely to lead Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024
As Shubman Gill is expected to be the first catch, he is likely to continue to captain the team in the next edition. Hardik Pandya, who captained the team in 2022 and 2023, was appointed as the team’s captain after moving to his old franchise Mumbai Indians.
Shubman Gill did not perform well as captain as the team failed to qualify for the finals of the tournament for the first time under his leadership. They finished in the bottom half of the points table and also struggled to win games in the league stage.
But as a batsman, Shubman Gill has been nothing exceptional for the team in the last three editions. The right-hander is the leading run-getter for the team with 482 runs in IPL 2022, 890 runs in IPL 2023 and 426 runs in IPL 2024.
Rashid Khan was the biggest match winner for Gujarat Titans
On the other hand, Rashid Khan has been the biggest match winner for Gujarat Titans in the last three editions. The leg spinner has been a consistent performer for the team and has taken 56 wickets for them with best figures of 4/24 in 45 matches.
Sai Sudharsan, who is known as one of the best youngsters in Indian cricket, has also been a key performer for the team. In 25 games in the IPL, he has scored 1034 runs at an average of 47 runs to go with 1 century and 6 fifties for the team in the last three editions.
Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia will be the potential finalists for GT
Rahul Tewatia, who was bought by Gujarat Titans for INR 9 crore in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, also played a key role for the team. In 93 games in the league, he scored 1013 runs for the team and also took 32 wickets in his career in IPL.
Shah Rukh Khan was bought by the team last year. Last year, the player played 7 games for the team and scored 127 runs in more than 170 innings.
