The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is slated to begin on March 22 with a match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 22 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans (GT) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match on March 26 in Chennai.
Here is the complete squad list of GT and the players who were acquired during the auction. The franchise's squad comprises 25 players, including 8 overseas players.
Gujarat Titans Team's IPL 2024 FULL SQUAD
| Wicketkeepers | Batters | All-rounders | Bowlers |
| Mathew Wade (AUS) | Shubman Gill | Rashid Khan (AFG) | Umesh Yadav |
| Wriddiman Saha | David Miller (SA) | Rahul Tewatia | Josh Little (IRE) |
| BR Sharath | Abhinav Manohar | Jayant Yadav | R. Sai Kishore |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | Vijay Shankar | Mohit Sharma | |
| Sai Sudharsan | Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG) | Noor Ahmad (AFG) | |
| Darshan Nalkande | Sushant Mishra | ||
| Shahrukh Khan | Kartik Tyagi | ||
| Manav Suthar | |||
| Spencer Johnson (AUS) | |||
| Sandeep Warrier |
GT have roped in Sandeep Warrier as a replacement for Mohammed Shami. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on March 12 confirmed that Shami will miss the upcoming IPL season with GT due to a left ankle injury.
Meanwhile, GT have signed BR Sharath in the squad in place of the injured Robin Minz. Titans had roped him in for INR 3.6 crore at the IPL 2024 auction.
GT Team's Top Buys in the IPL 2024 auction
Azmatullah Omarzai - Rs. 50 lakh
Umesh Yadav - Rs. 5.80 crore
Shahrukh Khan - Rs. 7.40 crore
Sushant Mishra - Rs. 2.20 crore
Kartik Tyagi - Rs. 60 lakh
Manav Suthar - Rs. 20 lakh
Spencer Johnson - Rs. 10 crore
Robin Minz - 3.60 crore
GT Team's Purse and Available Slots
GT purse remaining: Rs. 7.85 crore
GT total player slots available: 0
GT total overseas player slots available: 0
GT clinched maiden title in 2022
In the 2022 IPL season, the GT won their first-ever title under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, making a remarkable debut in the league. Currently, Gill leads the team after Pandya's return to Mumbai Indians (MI), with Ashish Nehra as their coach.
The decisive match took place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where GT defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets to claim the championship. RR captain Sanju Samson opted to bat first after winning the toss. Despite their efforts, RR managed to score only 130 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
In pursuit of the 131-run target, GT successfully chased it down, scoring 133 runs for the loss of three wickets in just 18.1 overs. Pandya's exceptional performance earned him the 'player of the match' title.
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