Gujarat Titans: The mega auction of IPL 2025 is scheduled to be held on December 24 and 25. All the teams have also released their retention list. Gujarat Titans have retained 5 players. Including Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudarshan, Rahul Tewatia and Shah Rukh Khan. Gujarat will get an opportunity to RTM in the auction. Gujarat team could not perform well in IPL 2024. The team then managed to win only five matches. Now, ahead of IPL 2025, Gujarat Titans have taken a big decision and handed over the important responsibility to Parthiv Patel, who won the title for Mumbai Indians.
Parthiv got a double responsibility
Gujarat Titans team has appointed Parthiv Patel as assistant and batting coach. The franchise gave this information on Wednesday. Parthiv will play a dual role in the support staff led by head coach Ashish Nehra. Gujarat Titans are pleased to announce the appointment of Parthiv Patel as their new assistant and batting coach, a statement issued by the franchise said. The former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman will add his 17 years of illustrious career experience to the team. Parthiv’s batting technique and ability to strategize will play an important role in enhancing the players’ skills as Gujarat Titans prepare for the upcoming IPL season.
Won the title for Mumbai Indians
Parthiv Patel retired from cricket in 2020. This will be the first time he will play the role of a coach in the IPL. He was working as a talent scout for Mumbai Indians for the last three seasons. He was also the batting coach of MI Emirates in the first season of ILT20. He has experience, which can be useful for the Gujarat Titans team.
Played more than 100 matches in IPL
Parthiv Patel has played for Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. He also won the IPL trophy for the Mumbai team in the year 2017. He has scored 2848 runs in 139 IPL matches including 13 half-centuries. Apart from this, in his 17-year career, Parthiv played 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and a few T20 matches for India.
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