Gujarat Titans is among the younger and newer teams in the famed Indian Premier League (IPL) and yet, it is one of the most spectacular and competitive ones, having already finished inside the top three
on more than one occasion. As a matter of fact, even last season, a year that belonged to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings, in that order (even though, sentimentally, Punjab Kings were winners in their own right), Gujarat Titans finished third.
And that's not a bad ranking at all considering here is a team that hasn't played the Indian Premier League for even a decade. GT, with needless to say, their home base in Gujarat, represent the enterprising and vibrant DNA of the region it hails from - and why shouldn't they! That being told, ahead of the exciting auction for the new season, which are the three players GT is likely to retain ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction.
3 Players GT is likely to retain ahead of IPL 2026 mini-auction
Sai Sudharsan
The batter who contests in the classic mould and is such a fine timer of the white ball belongs to the GT team akin to lyrics to a great piece of music. SaiSudharsan's form may have seemed patchy a touch where it came to his big ticket Test selection in the England tour, as seen earlier this year, but the selection itself for such an onerous tour was a challenging one.
In 2024, the batter from down south took his IPL batting further north, scoring the fastest-ever 1000 runs in the entire tournament's history.
Sherfane Rutherford
The big hitting Sherfane Rutherford also has class and courage and most importantly, a sense of timing and placing the white ball in the gaps, which for decades put together, fans and critics of the game thought the West Indies players were devoid of.
He has come a long way in his career given he too, was missing out on the crucial runs his nation, West Indies needed off him. A recent one-dayer where he almost won the contest single-handedly came against Pakistan.
Mohammed Siraj
The DSP, as he is called, will likely be among the three players GT is likely to retain ahead of IPL 2026 mini-auction. But then that's not hard to understand why. Not only is Mohammed Siraj Dependable, solid, but even powerful with the variations in fast bowling that only he can bring. And does bring to the fore! Moreover, he has had a fantastic year in 2025 and will likely bring his form into the IPL season up ahead. He's a simpleton who lives for his team and always manages to pack a punch even on days when runs come by a tad bit easily for batters off his bowling.
FAQs
Whos' the captain of the GT contingent and what's his IPL record like?
The man who is a great-in-the-works - Shubman Gill - is the leader of the GT team, with exactly 3,866 career runs in the IPL. This includes 650 runs, which is a very fine number, that the right-hander accumulated last year for his team.
On what spot did Gujarat Titans finish in 2025 season?
With 18 points overall, Gujarat Titans finished third as of the last season and won nine games of the 14 they played.
