The second new team that was introduced in the IPL a few years ago along with LSG was Gujarat Titans. They have had a very good 4 years in the IPL so far. They won the title in the first season, and finished runners up in 2023. They finished 3rd in 2025. They have always had a very strong core of players. They do not have to do much releasing and just make strategic moves going into the auction.
Let’s look at the Retained and Released Players by Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2026 mini auction
Gujarat Titans (GT) Released Players ahead of IPL 2026 Auction
Gerald Coetzee – 2.40 Cr
Karim Janat – 75 Lakh
Dasun Shanaka – 75 Lakh
Mahipal Lomror
Sherfane Rutherford
Kulwant Khejroliya
These released Players consist of mostly those who are not In the playing 11 regularly. Players like Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Mahipal Lomror were reserve players and the team will look to take some amount going into the auction. Their big players will not go anywhere. Gerald Coetzee and Sherfane Rutherford names came as a little surprise.
Gujarat Titans (GT) Retention List for IPL 2026
Shubman Gill
Rashid Khan
Mohammad Siraj
Jos Buttler
Anuj Rawat
Kusal Mendis
Nishant Sandhu
Mohammad Arshad Khan
Sai Kishore
Sai Sudharsan
Kagiso Rabada
Prasidh Krishna
Manav Suthar
Ishant Sharma
Rahul Tewatia
Kumar Kushagra
Glenn Philips
Washington Sundar
Shahrukh Khan
Jayant Yadav
This list of Retained Players is very strong and it has almost all bases covered. Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler and Sai Sudharsan will be the top order. Rashid Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Kagiso Rabada will be the bowling attack which is very potent. They have players such as Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia who are invaluable. They will need a Finisher at number 6 who can hit 30 from 10 balls. GT is a very settled unit going into the auction. Gujarat Titans has a purse size of 12.9 Cr for the mini auction.
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