The news was confirmed by GT skipper Shubman Gill during the coin toss.
Gujarat Titans (GT) have decided to drop Sherfane Rutherford for their match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) today in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025).
The news was confirmed by GT skipper Shubman Gill during the coin toss. There was no confirmation provided on the reason behind Rutherford’s absence. It can only be presumed he was unwell or sick.
In Rutherford’s place, GT have handed a debut to Afghanistan cricketer Karim Janat.
The West Indies cricketer have made a strong impact this season playing for GT. In the eight matches he featured, Rutherford has hit 201 runs at an average of 40.20 and a SR of above 150s.
Bought for INR 2.6 crores at the auction, Rutherford will be crucial for GT as they head into the business end of the tournament. The Shubman Gill-led side are in a good position to secure qualification and can even finish in the top two and get two shots at qualification for the final.
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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Tushar Deshpande, Kunal Singh Rathore
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Ishant Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Arshad Khan, Dasun Shanaka
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