The excitement for the IPL 2024 is hyped up. The tournament comes one more step closer. On December 19, the auction for the T20 tournament was organized in Dubai. All the franchises were excited about this event. They gave their best to conquer in the tournament. Gujarat Titans fought hard in the auction. They entered into the auction with the highest purse value. Let’s explore the exciting squad of Gujarat Titans ahead of the IPL 2024.
Pre-Auction Squad:
After making a debut as a team in IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans rose through the rank quickly. In the inaugural session, they won their maiden IPl title, in the 2023 season, they ended up being the runners-up. In the retention and release period, they released nine players. The players are, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Yash Dayal Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka, K.S. Bharat, Odeon Smith, and Pradeep Sangwan.
Before the auction, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya was traded to Mumbai Indians. The rest of the squad was Abhinav Sadarangani, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmed, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, and Wriddhiman Saha.
Auction Buys:
Gujarat Titans created an amazing squad ahead of the next IPL season. They picked up some exciting names. The GT management played the auction game quite tactically. They have an amazing mixture of fresh talent and experience. Their star Purchase was Shahrukh Khan with a whopping amount of 7.4 crore. That finisher will make an impact on the squad. Next, they went for Umesh Yadav. They spent 5.8 crores over the Indian fast bowler. They purchased Sushant Mishra for 2.2 crore. Youngster Kartik Tyagi was named in the team by 60 Lakh. Afghan players Azmatullah Omaezai and Manav Suthar were purchased for 50 Lakh and 20 Lakh.
Final Squad of IPL 2024:
Gujarat Titans bagged some exciting deals at the end of the day. Their full squad for the upcoming season contains Shubman Gill (captain), David Miller, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Robin Minz, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Azmatullah Omarzai, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmed, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson.
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