Mohammed Shami unlikely to be retained due to injury concerns
Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans has decided to retain one of the biggest names of Indian cricket. Shubman Gill is the first choice in his list, while Rashid Khan is also included in the retention list. Apart from this, the franchise can also retain talented Sai Sudarshan.
However, a big news for Gujarat fans will be that star Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami is unlikely to be retained due to his injury concerns. Talking about uncapped players, Gujarat Titans can retain youngsters like Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia.
“Shubman, Rashid and Sai will be retained by the franchise,” an IPL source said, according to India Today.
Gujarat Titans were seen struggling in IPL 2024
Let us tell you that Shubhman Gill is being seen as the future of Team India and he has captained Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024. However, the team was seen struggling and finished eighth. Interestingly, Gujarat Titans created history by winning the title in their IPL debut season itself. Hardik Pandya led the team at that time. In the next season also the team had reached the finals.
Talking about IPL 2025 mega auction, this event can be organized outside India. There are reports that the auction may be organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Let us tell you that this time the total budget of the auction has been increased to Rs 120 crore, which is 20 crore more than the budget of last year’s IPL teams.
Apart from this, BCCI has also issued some new guidelines. As per the new IPL retention and rules, a maximum of six players can be retained, which will also include the Right to Match (RTM) card, which was not considered last year.