IPL 2024: 3 Players Gujarat Titans (GT) Will Retain Ahead Of The IPL Auction
Published - 11 Nov 2023, 11:29 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:22 AM
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IPL 2024 is set to take place next month on December 19. The event will take place in Dubai and all the 10 IPL franchises will be part of it. Although IPL 2024 is not a mega auction, franchises will seek to induct some powerful players into their squad.
Gujarat Titans is a powerful team that won the title in their first edition in 2022. In the last season, they finished as runners-up after losing the final to Chennai Super Kings. Gujarat has some powerful players whom the management would not like to go at any cost. Here we talk about 3 players Gujarat Titans can retain ahead of the IPL 2024 auction.
IPL 2024: 3 Players Gujarat Titans (GT) Will Retain Ahead Of The IPL Auction
3. Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is the captain of the Gujarat Titans. Under his captaincy, the franchise won the title in the 2022 edition. In the 2023 season too, GT showcased a marvelous performance by finishing as runners-up. Hardik Pandya is a powerful all-rounder who is also a crucial player for Team India.
The right-handed batter also showed stunning form in the 2023 season, hitting 346 runs across 16 games. After his good captaincy for the last two seasons, Pandya will definitely lead the team in IPL 2024. Hence, the management will retain him for the tournament.
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2. Shubman Gill
With his outstanding batting performance for Team India, Shubman Gill has cemented his place as an opener in the Indian team. Even for Gujarat Titans, he is among the most crucial batsmen. Last season, he slammed 890 runs across 7 games to win the orange cap.
He stormed 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries including a match-winning ton in Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians. He has become the most crucial batsman for Gujarat Titans and he will be part of their retention list ahead of the IPL 2024 auction.
1. Mohammed Shami
After his outstanding performance in ICC World Cup 2023, there are no doubts that Mohammed Shami will be among the top choice of retained players by Gujarat Titans. The right-arm pacer also rocked in IPL 2023, winning the purple cap with the most 28 wickets in the tournament at 8.03 economy.
Shami has a lethal pace attack and dominates on Indian soil, something which has been proved in ICC World Cup 2023. He has held a stunning form this year and there are no reasons why Gujarat Titans will release him from the squad ahead of IPL 2024.