The announcement of IPL retention is not far away. On October 31, all 10 franchises will reveal which players they have retained. However, even before this, there are continuous discussions going on about many players and teams. Names like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant are prominent, while everyone’s eyes are also on the champion Kolkata Knight Riders. Amidst all this, news is also coming out about former champion Gujarat Titans. It is already believed that captain Shubman Gill and veteran spinner Rashid Khan will be retained, but apart from them, there are 3 more players whose names seem to be fixed, one of which is Rahul Tewatia.
Shubman Gill will remain captain
The last season was not good for Gujarat Titans, the champion of 2022 and runner-up in 2023. After the departure of captain Hardik Pandya, the team was in eighth place with 5 wins in 14 matches. In this season, star batsman Shubman Gill was made the captain of the team for the first time. However, it was a year full of ups and downs for him, where he himself could not make the same impact as he had shown in 2023. Despite this, it seemed certain that the franchise would retain him because not only has he become the vice-captain of Team India but has also emerged as a big brand.
These 3 players will also get a place
In such a situation, there cannot be any doubt about retaining Shubhman Gill. Sunrisers Hyderabad definitely made the mistake of leaving out a bowler like star Afghan leg spinner Rashid Khan, but Gujarat would not like to repeat this mistake. Apart from these, who else will be retained is a big question. A report has claimed that apart from Gill and Rashid, Gujarat Titans can retain Rahul Tewatia, Sai Sudarshan and Shahrukh Khan. While Tewatia has proved himself as an excellent finisher, Shahrukh also showed glimpses of explosive batting in the last season. Young batsman Sai Sudarshan has been scoring runs continuously.
Will there be bidding on Shami-Miller in the auction?
That means the franchise will release Team India’s star fast bowler Mohammed Shami and South Africa’s legendary batsman David Miller. However, looking at the performance of these two giants, it can be guessed that Gujarat Titans can bid on these two again in the mega auction. However, the number of contenders for Shami may increase, so the decision to release him may prove to be harmful for Gujarat.
