GT Retained Players 2025: Here’s a complete list of GT retained and released players ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega auction.
One time champion and 2023 runner-up Gujarat Titans had a disappointing season this year finishing at the 8th position with 12 points in the IPL 2024 Points table. After Hardik Pandya was traded back to his home franchise Mumbai Indians, Shubman Gill led GT, which only won 5 games out of 14 league matches.
GT has been one of the powerful teams since its inception and the franchise will once again work to bring back the glory in the IPL 2025 season. Due to the strict retention policy of the BCCI, most of the best players of GT will depart ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. However, the Gujarat franchise’s main goal will focus on the strongest players and retain them for the 18th IPL edition.
This blog will break down the possible GT IPL 2025 retained and released players list for the upcoming season. We will also focus on which players will be retained by GT and which will be targeted in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.
Full list of players to be retained by Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2025 auction-
Gujarat Titans (GT) IPL 2025 Retained Players List
Skipper Shubman Gill will be on the top of the GT retained players list for the IPL 2025. The 2023 highest run-getter Shubman Gill has been a top performer of the Gujarat Titans. In the previous season, Shubman Gill bagged 426 runs with a strike rate of 147.40 and an average of 38.73 in the 12 games. Recently, he also successfully led Team India in 5 T20I series in which India beat Zimbabwe and won by 4-1 in Harare.
Sai Sudarshan is another top-notch player on the squad, and GT would love to retain him for the next year. Southpaw Sai Sudarshan had a blast in the IPL 2024 and became the 3rd quickest player to bag 1000 runs in the tournament.
Pacer Mohammed Shami underwent right heel surgery and missed the entire IPL 2024 season. However, Mohammed Shami is the highest wicket-taker of the GT and will be retained for the next season of IPL.
Last but not least, Rashid Khan has been one of the highest wicket-takers of the Gujarat Team since the 2022 edition. He became an integral part of the GT squad and will remain for the IPL 2025 season. This year, Rashid Khan scalped 10 wickets with an 8.40 economy rate in the 12 games.
The table shows the overall details of the expected IPL 2025 GT retained players list-
No. | Player | Role | Price |
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1 | Shubman Gill | Batter | INR 8 Cr. |
2 | Sai Sudharsan | Batter | INR 20 Lakh |
3 | Mohammed Shami | Bowler | INR 6.25 Cr. |
4 | Rashid Khan | Bowler | INR 15 Cr. |
Gujarat Titans (GT) IPL 2025 Released Players List
Here is the list of all the released players of GT ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction-
GT 2025 Released players list: David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath.
Players List, GT target in IPL 2025 Mega Auction
Due to a strict retention policy, the Gujarat Titans have to release so many of their best players. However, the GT will go into a bidding war to reclaim their gems for the IPL 2025 season. These are the few players Gujarat Titans will target in the upcoming IPL Mega Auction 2025 such as Rahul Tewatia, Kane Williamson, Wriddiman Saha, David Miller, Shahrukh Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore.