gujarat titan Reserve list finalized ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction Shubman Gill will continue to lead in the new cycle. In an interesting development, Gill agreed to lower his salary, allowing the 2022 championship team to retain its core players and enter the big auction with big money.
They are likely to retain up to five players, including Gill, with the captain agreeing to take a step back on the pay scale to make the move possible as they now prepare to retain the services of their star spinner Rashid KhanHas been with them since the team’s first season in 2022. wallet.
“Shubman Gill took this step for the team as he wanted GT to go into the auction with as much money as possible. There are a lot of talented players in the existing player pool and the captain’s salary cut has given the team To be retained at such a young age, Gill is already thinking about being a leader and there are constant discussions about the big sale and the way forward,” said a source with knowledge of the developments.
Gill takes over as captain when Hardik Pandya moves to Mumbai Indians Ahead of the 2024 version. Although the team did not achieve the same success as in the previous two seasons, Gill impressed in his debut as captain of the IPL team. Important figures in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are keeping a close eye on how he handles captaincy, with the 25-year-old quickly being named captain. Promoted to vice-captain of India ODIs and T20Is.
GT finished eighth in Gill’s first season as captain but that was more due to a lack of balance in the XI as they found it difficult to fill the void left by Pandya and in the absence of Mohammad Shami Injuried.
this Deadline for teams to submit rosters of retained players With just 24 hours left until the auction, many big names are expected to enter the auction pool. The Indian Cricket Board is yet to announce the date and venue of the auction but it is likely to be held overseas in the last week of November.
