GT was taken aback: star bowler quit team mid-tournament.

South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has left IPL and left for his country after playing just two matches in IPL 2025. His team Gujarat Titans shared this information with fans on Thursday. The Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill, did not say how long Rabada will return and for which match will be available.

Gujarat made a big statement about Kagiso Rabada

The Gujarat team said in a statement, “Kagiso Rabada has returned to South Africa to deal with some important private issue.” Rabada took one wicket against Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. He was not given a place in the team in the match played against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore on Wednesday, then Shubman Gill said that he was not playing in this match for personal reasons. Arshad Khan was replaced by Rabada, who took Virat Kohli’s precious wickets.

This season Kagiso Rabada has played only two matches. He took one wicket for 41 runs in 4 overs in the match against Punjab Kings, while one wicket for 42 runs in 4 overs against Mumbai Indians. In this match, Rabada scored seven runs in 5 balls.

GT is doing great performance in IPL 2025

The Gujarat Titans’ start in IPL 2025 was disappointing. The team lost by 11 runs against Punjab Kings in the first match. In its next match, Shubman Gill’s team made a brilliant comeback and defeated five -time champions Mumbai Indians. Gujarat defeated Mumbai by 36 runs in that match.

On Thursday, Gujarat defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets. With this victory, the GT points reached the fourth place after Bengaluru in the table. Bangalore has faced a defeat for the first time in the three matches played so far, while Gujarat has also lost a match in its three matches.