BIG NEWS: Karnataka's wicketkeeper-batter replaces injured Robin Minz in Gujarat Titans squad for IPL 2024

The Indian Premier League (IPL) on March 22 (Friday) announced that Gujarat Titans have named Karnataka's wicketkeeper-batter BR Sharath as the replacement for injured Robin Minz. After being involved in a bike accident, Robin Minz was ruled out from the 17th edition of the cash-rich tournament. Gujarat Titans, who won the IPL in 2022 and finished runners-up in 2023, secured the services of Sharath for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. 

Who is BR Sharath? 

BR Sharath is a 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter from Karnataka. The right-handed batter has never played in the IPL before but an injury to Minz opened the doors for Sharath to have a taste of the cash-rich tournament. 

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Talking about Sharath's record in domestic cricket, the Karnataka batter has played 28 T20s, scoring 328 runs at a strike rate of 118.84. He has one-half-century to his name in the shortest format of the game. 

Sharath has played 43 List-A matches and amassed 732 runs at a strike rate of 97.21. He has scored four half-centuries in 50-over cricket. 

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Talking about Sharath's First-Class career, the wicketkeeper-batter has scored 616 runs in 20 matches with the help of one ton and three half-centuries. 

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Gujarat Titans squad for IPL 2024

David Miller, Shubman Gill (c), Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, BR Sharath, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Azmatullah Omarzai, Manav Suthar, Sandeep Warrior, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson

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