 "Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans were knocked out of IPL 2025 by Mumbai Indians. Image: Reuters")
Gujarat Titans’ list of retained and released players IPL 2026: Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans qualified for their third playoff in four seasons in IPL 2025, but were knocked out by Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator. Despite a sensational season that saw their premier batters fire, the Ahmedabad-based franchise failed to make it to the final.
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They eventually finished in third place in the overall points table. After starting the season with a loss, GT won four back-to-back games to enter the contention for the playoffs. After a couple of hiccups in the middle, they bounced back before eventually losing the final two games of the league stage. However, they still made it to the knockouts but lost to MI by 20 runs to finish on a disappointing note.
They will look to bounce back in style in IPL 2026 after making some crucial tweaks in their squad. The side will not look to make too many changes because of the success they had undere Gill last season. GT recently traded West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.6 crore.
GT’s list of retained players: Shubman Gill (c), Rashid Khan (vc), Jos Buttler, Sai Sudharsan, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav
Gujarat Titans player trades: Sherfane Rutherford traded to Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.6 crore
Gujarat Titans released players: Mahipal Lomror, Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Sherfane Rutherford (traded out)
Gujarat Titans remaining slots: 6 (including 4 overseas)
Gujarat Titans (GT) purse remaining for IPL 2026 auction: Rs 12.9 crore