IPL 2024 Auction: GT Strategy – Which Players Will Shubman Gill And Co. Go For?

Champions in 2022 and final season’s runner-ups, Gujarat Titans will head into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction in Dubai on December 19 with a Hardik Pandya-sized gap to fill. Having traded Hardik, who captained the facet within the final two seasons, to Mumbai Indians in an all-money deal, Gujarat Titans, nevertheless, can have a hefty purse of INR 38.15 crore – essentially the most for any staff – to handle the enigmatic all-rounder’s loss and doubtlessly strengthen their squad on the IPL 2024 public sale.

Barring Hardik’s commerce, GT have launched eight gamers – Dasun Shanaka, Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Alzarri Joseph and Odean Smith.

A complete of 17 gamers, together with many of the heavy-hitters from final season, have been retained within the GT squad. In what’s going to soften Hardik’s loss a bit, New Zealand ace Kane Williamson, who missed final season with an harm, is again on the roster.

GT’s retained gamers listing for IPL 2024

Shubman Gill

David Miller

Wriddhiman Saha

Rahul Tewatia

Mohammed Shami

Mohit Sharma

Rashid Khan

Kane Williamson

Matthew Wade

Abhinav Manohar

Darshan Nalkande

Vijay Shankar

B Sai Sudharsan

Jayant Yadav

Josh Little

Noor Ahmad

R Sai Kishore

The Titans want no less than one addition to their squad to fulfill the minimal requirement of 18 gamers, however can unfold their finances throughout a complete of eight gamers, together with two abroad recruits.

GT’s technique for IPL 2024 public sale

Though Williamson just isn’t a like-for-like alternative for Hardik, a participant of the Kiwi’s calibre and expertise can be anticipated to seamlessly slot into the road-up. The Kiwi skipper may lend his experience to the younger Shubman Gill, who has been named the brand new GT captain after Hardik’s departure.

However, GT will nonetheless want to exchange Hardik within the squad and for sure, an explosive all-rounder in Hardik’s mould can be prime the GT administration’s need listing on the public sale.

Afghan sensation Azmatullah Omarzai, a pacer and an influence hitter like Hardik albeit with far lesser expertise, will be the reply. Omarzai, nevertheless, is way from the completed product and can be an funding for the long run.

New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell can be one other sturdy contender and presents a extra readymade choice. Mitchell, a former Rajasthan Royals participant, comes with immense expertise and has proven his potential to ship on Indian tracks with each bat and ball on the ODI World Cup earlier this yr.

Shardul Thakur could present an attention-grabbing various if GT have been to determine to safeguard their finances and international quota for a star title like Travis Head and Mitchell Starc.

Both Head and Starc can be on GT’s radar. While going for Head can be a possibility for GT so as to add an explosive prime order batsman to their line-up, which is usually populated by anchor gamers like Williamson, Saha, Sai Sudharshan and Vijay Shankar.

Starc, in the meantime, is a confirmed match-winner and may show to be devastating if paired with Shami. Alzarri Joseph’s departure has additionally left GT a pacer quick. Starc, nevertheless, will not come low cost and Englishman David Willey may additionally show to be a wily various for the function.

GT may even be available in the market for a wicketkeeper-batter who can again up Saha. Shashank Singh and Luvnith Sisodia can be attention-grabbing picks for the place.

The likes of Shahrukh Khan, launched by Punjab Kings heading into IPL 2024, the skilled James Neesham, Harry Brook and Finn Allen can be a few of the different gamers in GT’s watchlist in Dubai.