Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans (GT) had a sensational start to their IPL journey last year as the Hardik Pandya-led outfit scripted history by clinching the coveted trophy in their debut season.

While Hardik spearheaded the team with both and ball, GT found new match-winners in nearly every game, with the likes of Rashid Khan, David Miller, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar etc coming to the party.

The Titans released 4 players ahead of the IPL 2023 auction besides trading fast bowler Lockie Ferguson and opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz to KKR. Gujarat Titans have a solid line-up post the auction as they went for 7 buys today, where they picked players from all spheres of the game.

Gujarat Titans Team - IPL 2023 Auction Buys

The defending champions went for 7 players to be added to their squad for the 2023 edition of the IPL. Kane Williamson, and Shivam Mavi were their top buys in the auction. The experience of the Kiwi captain will be a wonderful addition to their squad. Speedster Mavi has impressed people in his U19 stint and he’ll be vital for GT’s bowling attack. Here’s the list of players GT bought:

Mohit Sharma (INR 50 lakh)

Joshua Little (INR 4.4 crore)

Urvil Patel (INR 20 lakh)

Shivam Mavi (INR 6 crore)

KS Bharat (INR 1.2 crore)

Odean Smith (INR 50 lakh)

Kane Williamson (INR 2 crore)

IPL 2023 GT Squad

Here’s the squad of the Gujarat Titans for the 2023 edition of the illustrious cricket league:

IPL 2023 Auction Rules

Here are the rules that each of the 10 franchises will have to follow in the IPL 2023 Auction-

• Each team should shell out at least 75% of their total purse.

• Each franchise needs to bolster their squad with at least 17 Indian players. The maximum Indian players which they can add to their squad is 25.

• As far as overseas players are concerned, the maximum available slots are 8.

• The 'Right to Match' (RTM) card option will not be available in the 2023 auction.

IPL 2023 Auction GT's Purse Value

GT released 4 players from their 2022 squad besides trading Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz to the Kolkata Knight Riders.

As a result, they had 7 slots to fill and the available purse was INR 19.25 crores.

IPL 2023 GT Retained Players List

GT retained 18 players from the squad that led the franchise to title glory.

Here’s a list of the retained players by GT:

IPL 2023 GT Released Players List

The Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans released 4 players from their 2022 squad, in addition to trading off Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz to KKR.

Here’s a detailed list of the players released by GT:

IPL 2023 GT Indian Players List

GT has gone for a few more Indian young guns for the next edition and here’s how the list of players looks like:

IPL 2023 GT Overseas Players List

The Gujarat Titans have the following overseas players in their 2023 line-up: