Highlights | Gujarat Titans (GT) IPL 2023 Mini Auction Retained & Released Players List: Gujarat Titans complete squad of 25, check here

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GT IPL 2023 players list: Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans will be looking to defend their Indian Premier League (IPL) title in next edition. They surprised everyone by winning their maiden title in just their first season, Hardik’s captaincy coming to the fore. GT played like a solid unit and were a difficult side to beat throughout IPL 2022.  

But for IPL 2023, they will again need a solid squad. GT released 6 players ahead of the IPL 2023 mini auction to be held in Kochi on December 23 (Friday).  GT are owned by CVC Capital Partners who bought the franchise for Rs 5,625 crores. One can easily calculate the brand value of this team.  

The Titans are coached by Ashish Nehra while former Indian coach and South Africa batter Gary Kirsten is the team director. Gujarat have released 6 players ahead of the auction. You can read about them below in the article.  

GT have retained the core of their squad including Shubman Gill, Hardik, Mohammed Shami, David Miller and Rashid Khan. One of the shocking foreign player omissions from GT is Lockie Ferguson. The purse remaining with Gujarat Titans is Rs 19.25 crore. Additionally, GT has overseas slot of 3 players.  

With Ferguson gone, GT will be on a look out for another quality pacer, who bowls fast. Needless to say, Hardik, who is currently at National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, will be communicated with and the plans may have been already made for the mini auction. The purse that GT have means they will have to spend cash carefully.  

GT retained players: Shubman Gill, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (c), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, R Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Noor Ahmad, Darshan Nalkande, Pradeep Sangwan 

GT released players: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, Dominic Drakes, Gurkeerat Singh, Jason Roy, Varun Aaron 

23 December 2022

22:19 IST

Gujarat Titans Full squad for IPL 2023

Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma.

The defending champions will look to win the tournament again after a stellar debut season in the IPL.

20:23 IST

GT IPL 2023 Auction: Check Gujarat Titans' complete squad here

Players bought at 2023 auction: Kane Williamson (INR 2 crore), Odean Smith (INR 50 lakh), KS Bharat (INR 1.2 crore), Shivam Mavi (INR 6 crore), Urvil Patel (INR 20 lakh), Joshua Little (INR 4.4 crore), Mohit Sharma (INR 50 lakh).

Player retained- Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad.

19:50 IST

GT IPL Auction 2023: Gujarat Titans complete squad of 25

Gujarat Titans have recruited 25 players for all their squad. Hence, filling all the positions with Rs 4.45 crore still in the purse.

19:29 IST

IPL 2023 Auction: Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma join Gujarat Titans 

Joshua Little joined Gujarat Titans for Rs 4.40 crore, simultaneously Mohit Sharma got booked by the franchise for Rs 50 lakh.

19:17 IST

GT IPL auction 2023: GT grabs Urvil Patel for Rs 20 lakh

Gujarat Titans have taken Urvil Patel in the team for Rs 20 lakh. The Indian wicket-keeper and batter had a base price of Rs 20 lakh.

17:22 IST

GT IPL 2023 Auction: Gujarat Titans tweets picture of its representatives in auction

Our GT Think Tank at work! #TATAIPL | #IPLAuction | #AavaDe pic.twitter.com/tLwWbyloay

— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) December 23, 2022

17:22 IST

IPL 2023 Auction: Gujarat Titans grab Shivam Mavi for Rs 6 crore

Shivam Mavi will play in the IPL from Gujarat Titans after the franchise won the bid for the player with Rs 6 crore. It is to be noted that the bowler had a base price of Rs 40 lakh. 

17:07 IST

GT IPL Auction 2023: KS Bharat joins Gujarat Titans for Rs 1.20 crore

Wicket Keeper and Batter Srikar Bharat will now play in the Indian Premier League with Gujarat Titans. GT won the bid for the player with Rs 1.20 crore against the base price of Rs 20 lakh.

16:44 IST

IPL Auction 2023: The most expensive players

Sam Curran became the most expensive player to be sold in IPL with Rs 18.50 crore. Cameron Green closely followed the England all-rounder with Rs 17.50 crore in his name. Similarly, Ben Stokes took the third position in the list with Rs 16.25 crore, followed by Nicholas Pooran with Rs 16 crore.

15:30 IST

IPL Auction 2023: Gujarat Titans get Odean Smith for Rs 50 lakh

Gujarat Titans have won the bid and acquired Odean Smith, an all-rounder, for Rs 50 lakh in the team. It is to be noted that Smith had a base price of Rs 50 lakh and was sold at the same.

15:09 IST

GT IPL Auction 2023: Rilee Rossouw goes unsold

As the auction proceeded, multiple players like Kane Williamson, Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, and others found homes in different teams, while Rilee Rossouw remained unsold.

14:47 IST

IPL Auction 2023: Gujarat Titans Grab Kane Williamson for Rs 2 crore

Gujarat Titans have won the bidding to get Kane Williamson in their team for Rs 2 crore.

14:41 IST

IPL Auction 2023: The event starts

The IPL auction has started at the venue in Kochi. In the mini-auction, 407 players compete for 87 slots in various teams. Furthermore, the representative of the teams are in attendance at the venue waiting for the bidding to start. 

14:33 IST

GT IPL Auction 2023 Update: The stage is set

The Gujarat Titans' official Twitter handle shared a picture of the stage.

Let the bidding wars begin! #TATAIPL | #IPLAuction | #AavaDe pic.twitter.com/o6aTXKrDbE

— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) December 23, 2022

13:59 IST

GT IPL Auction 2023: Gujarat Titans’ Director of Cricket shares his thoughts before auction

Moments away from the #IPLAuction, we caught up with Vikram Solanki, Gujarat Titans’s Director of Cricket, for his final thoughts! #TATAIPL | #AavaDe pic.twitter.com/AgooATzHfj

— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) December 23, 2022

13:34 IST

IPL Auction 2023: Gujarat Titans' released players list

Gujarat Titans released Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson, Dominic Drakes, Gurkeerat Singh, Jason Roy, and Varun Aaron. Among which the leaving of Lockie Ferguson made a major hole in the team's bowling lineup.

13:05 IST

IPL Auction 2023: Gujarat Titans retained players list

Maintaining their trophy-winning team, Gujarat Titans retained most of their players; Here's a list of GT's retained players:

Shubman Gill, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (c), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, R Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Noor Ahmad, Darshan Nalkande, Pradeep Sangwan

12:36 IST

GT IPL Auction 2023: Check the slots available with Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans currently have 7 slots available for players in their team. The defending champions will use 3 of these slots to induct overseas players into their squad. Chances are, these overseas players will be fast bowlers to fill the gap created by Lockie Ferguson.

12:10 IST

IPL Auction 2023: Take a look at Gujarat Titans' remaining purse

The Hardik Pandya-led team has got Rs 19.25 crore remaining purse. With this amount, the defending champions will look forward to maintaining their current squad along with getting a pacer to fill the remaining gaps in their team.

10:54 IST

IPL 2023: Coach Ashish Nehra never felt Hardik Pandya was 'new captain'

Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra says he never got the feeling that Hardik Pandya was a new captain. Pandya led Gujarat Titans to title in their first season in IPL.

"The kind of aura he has shown, if you ask me as a coach, you can look at a player and tell what he is thinking, Hardik Pandya is a very positive guy. I never felt he is a new captain and he doesn't know what to do. He was a very important part of Mumbai Indians, who have won many titles. He was there. There was no shortage of IPL experience," Nehra said about Hardik Pandya.

09:46 IST

IPL 2023: Coach Ashish Nehra and Vikram Solanki on champion team

Head coach Ashish Nehra and Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki share their thoughts on what makes Gujarat Titans a champion team.

Best thing about @gujarat_titans last season? __

Ashish Nehra & Vikram Solanki share their thoughts on the team's performance & more in this _#TATAIPLAuction __ Dec 23 - 1 pm onwards, LIVE on #JioCinema _#TATAIPLAuctionOnJioCinema #PaidPartnership | @IPL pic.twitter.com/Xcyl0P4eiM

— JioCinema (@JioCinema) December 22, 2022

08:24 IST

IPL 2023 auction: Updated squad of defending champions Gujarat Titans

You can check updated squad list of defending IPL champions Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans here.

06:26 IST

Here, we will cover all the updates related to Hardik Pandya's Gujarat Titans. Watch this space as we begin our build up the mini auction which is being held in Kochi. 

06:25 IST

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