Final month, England opener Jason Roy pulled out of IPL 2022 citing the problem of staying within the event bubble for an prolonged interval. Roy was signed by the newly-added IPL franchise, Gujarat Titans, for his base worth of INR 2 crore on the mega public sale.
In response to Cricbuzz, Gujarat Titans are all set to recruit Afghan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz rather than Roy.
Gurbaz, who has featured in 9 ODIs and 20 T20Is up to now, had a base worth of Rs 50 lakh however went unsold on the two-day public sale in Bengaluru.
The 20-year-old opener, nevertheless, has a a great deal of expertise of enjoying franchise cricket within the Asian sub-continent. He has represented Multan Sultans and Islamabad United within the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL), Khulna Tigers in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and Kandy Tuskers in Lanka Premier League (LPL).
Gurbaz may also hold wickets for the Titans within the preliminary part of IPL 2022, contemplating their first-choice wicket-keeper, Matthew Wade, can be accessible for the season from the second week. Another choice accessible with them is of Wriddhiman Saha, who has been in a tough patch of late.
Gurbaz’s entry may even reduce the fear of head coach Ashish Nehra and captain Hardik Pandya.
Gujarat Titans squad for IPL 2022 season:
Hardik Pandya (c), Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Abhinav Sadarangani, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmed, Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Dominic Drakes, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Varun Aaron, B Sai Sudharshan.
