For Indian Premier League 2022 champions Gujarat Titans, the biggest storyline going into the mini-auction will be their decision to trade Hardik Pandya with Mumbai Indians. Pandya had captained the side to a title and runners-up finish over the two years of the franchise. With Pandya gone, GT have shifted their leadership responsibilities to opening batter Shubman Gill. The 24-year-old was the Orange Cap winner in 2023 and continues to lap up achievements in his young career. There is no big surprise as far as GT’s released player list goes. Yash Dayal, former Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka and Odean Smith are some of the highlights. **IPL 2024 Auction: Full list of players retained, released, traded, remaining purse, squad summary** GT had initially retained Pandya when the deadline for the franchises was reached. However, the trade was officially complete a day later. Elsewhere, other big names to have been retained are Gill, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami and pinch-hitter Rahul Tewatia. Gujarat Titans retained players: Abhinav Sadarangani, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha Gujarat Titans released players: Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka Gujarat Titans remaining slots: Gujarat Titans currently have a squad of 17 players of which six are overseas players. That means they have space for a maximum of eight more players which could also include two overseas ones Gujarat Titans purse remaining: The Gujarat Titans is made up with a fees of Rs 61.85 crore. It leaves them a massive Rs 38.15 crore left to spend with the budget expanded to Rs 100 crore this time around.
Gujarat Titans have a massive Rs 38.15 crore to spend on maximum eight players in the IPL 2024 mini-auction
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