Gujarat Titans, the 2022 IPL Champions, made some interesting picks during IPL 2024 auction. They lost their skipper Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians ahead of the auction and named Shubman Gill as their new skipper.
GT released 8 players ahead of the auction and came to the auction table with Rs 38.15 crore. They wanted to fill a Hardik Pandya-sized hole and made several interesting picks, including snapping up Shahrukh Khan for a whopping Rs. 7.4 crore. GT also backed young Indian talent and picked players like Kartik Tyagi and Sushant Mishra.
GT will be hoping that the absence of Hardik Pandya will not hamper the team combination. They will be looking to keep their impressive IPL record intact under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.
Players released by GT ahead of IPL auction
Alzarri Joseph, Odean Smith, Dasun Shanaka, Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan.
Retained players by GT ahead of the IPL auction
Abhinav Sadarangani, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha
Players bought by GT during the IPL 2024 auction
Spencer Johnson - Rs 10 crore
Shahrukh Khan - Rs 7.4 crore
Umesh Yadav - Rs 5.80 crore
Sushant Mishra - Rs 2.2 crore
Robin Minz - Rs 3.6 crore
Kartik Tyagi - Rs 60 lakh
Azmatullah Omarzai - Rs 50 lakh
Manav Suthar - Rs 20 lakh
Purse remaining with GT - INR 7.85 Crore
Gujarat Titans complete squad for IPL 2024
Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Manav Suthar, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz