IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans are set to retain their captain Shubman Gill for the upcoming IPL season. Gujarat Titans sources have given this information. Star spinner Rashid Khan is keen to play under Gill's captaincy for Gujarat Titans.
All 10 franchises have to announce their list of retained players by Thursday. Meanwhile the rumors have gained momentum. There are many reports coming that players want to change their team. With the mega auction scheduled for IPL 2025, Gujarat are expected to field a strong team to win the IPL trophy for the second time.
Poor performance under Gill's captaincy
According to information received from sources, 'Shubman Gill will captain Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025 and Rashid Khan will play under his leadership. Many big teams are eyeing Gill and they want to see him in the auction. Gill honestly wants to build a strong team with Gujarat.
After Hardik Pandya left the franchise, Shubman Gill was made his successor. Gujarat's performance was not good under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Gujarat Titans, who won the title in their first season, finished eighth in IPL 2024.
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Gujarat Titans won the title in IPL 2022. After that, they finished as runners-up in the 2023 IPL. Gujarat Titans had a poor performance in 2024 and finished eighth in the 10-team tournament. Gujarat Titans lost seven matches in 2024 while won five.
Thus, apart from Gill, the most talked about topic in terms of retention is MS Dhoni. All eyes will be on whether MS Dhoni will be in the list of retained players or not. If Dhoni's name appears in the list of retained players then CSK will retain him as an uncapped player. All IPL franchises are allowed to retain six players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.