IPL 2025: Top 3 players GT might release ahead of the mega-auction

Gujarat Titans won the Indian Premier League in their debut season in 2022 and finished as the runners-up in 2023. After that, things changed significantly in the camp. Captain Hardik Pandya left the franchise to join Mumbai Indians and that affected the team heavily as they finished eighth on the points table in the 2024 edition of the competition. 

Shubman Gill replaced Pandya at the helm of things but he did not have enough captaincy experience, which was very evident at one point. On top of that, the senior players struggled to get going and that created a lot of problems. Mohit Sharma, who finished as one of the leading wicket-takers in 2023, picked up 13 in the 2024 edition, while star spinner Rashid Khan picked 10.

The batters too flopped from time to time and now, Gujarat need changes to once again fight for the coveted trophy. A few reports claim that Ashish Nehra and Vikram Solanki, the head coach and Director of Cricket in Gujarat Titans are likely to part ways ahead of the new season. Overall, plenty of changes are expected in the Gujarat camp but there are players that the team management won’t let go of any cost. 

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Here are the three players GT might release:

3. Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma joined Gujarat Titans as one of the net bowlers in 2022. Coach Nehra was impressed with his performance and decided to include him in the squad in 2023. He stunned everyone in the season, picking up 27 wickets in 14 matches and finished as the joint second-leading wicket-taker in the tournament. He played a vital part in GT qualifying for the finals but unfortunately, it was he who leaked a boundary in the final ball of the final, which helped CSK win the tournament.

Mohit was not as effective in the 2024 season. He played 12 matches and picked up 13 wickets at an economy of 10.89. He was known for his variations but in the 17th edition, the batters managed to deal with him pretty easily as Mohit proved to be very costly. 

The team management would not be shy to release him ahead of the new season but they would be tempted to bring him back as well. When it comes to retentions, GT will be more interested in securing the likes of Rashid Khan and Mohammed Shami over Mohit. Needless, the pacer is expected to be a part of IPL 2025 and will not go unsold in the mega auction.