NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans (GT) are more likely to be one of many least energetic franchises within the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) public sale, scheduled for subsequent month in Abu Dhabi, UAE.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that captain Gill and head coach Ashish Nehra have determined that they need their core intact for IPL 2026. The one main improvement at GT is that the staff administration has determined to provide all-rounder Washington Sundar a much bigger position, beginning subsequent season, and it might properly see him usually bat at No.4.
The 26-year-old was roped in by GT for Rs 3.2 crore however managed to play solely six matches. The ‘Affect Participant' rule has hampered Washington's progress up to now three seasons, with alternatives few and much between. He had performed solely 9 video games for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) throughout IPL 2023 and 2024.Washington Sundar's shares are at an all-time excessive proper now and he's among the many few Indian cricketers who may be picked in all three codecs purely on the idea of both batting or bowling.Just lately, within the white-ball sequence in Australia, he featured in all of the ODIs and supplied essential breakthroughs. However it was his T20I batting within the third match at Hobart, the place the southpaw smoked an unbeaten 49 off 23 balls, which caught everybody without warning.The Indian staff administration has already recognized him as one of many few gamers being thought of as an computerized choose in all three codecs.Recognising his potential, GT acted promptly by declining Chennai Tremendous Kings' (CSK) request for a Washington Sundar commerce, together with an all-cash supply.With Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler, GT's prime three is settled and Sundar might properly remedy the No. 4 drawback.
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With Rutherford already traded, GT are going to search for some middle-order choices and a fast on the mini-auction. With the frontline seamers anticipated to be retained, a seamer – both Indian or abroad – is on their wishlist. There will probably be a handful of releases and they're going to function the uncapped Indian gamers.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Glenn Phillips continues to be of their combine they usually have a task recognized for the Kiwi. Phillips was signed by the Titans for Rs 2 crore however was dominated out of the season attributable to a groin harm he sustained in its place fielder in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 6, 2025.
