GT playing XI for IPL 2026: Gill-Sudharsan to open, Holder vs Phillips in focus
Gujarat Titans enter IPL 2026 with continuity, retaining 20 players. After a third-place finish last season, they aim to refine their squad, adding five new faces including Jason Holder and Tom Banton. With a strong core featuring Sai Sudharsan and Rashid Khan, GT is poised for another playoff run.
Gujarat Titans (GT) enter IPL 2026 with a strategy of continuity, having retained 20 players from the squad that finished third in 2025. The Titans have maintained one of the most stable rosters in the league, focusing on “sharpening the edges” rather than making major overhauls. GT made their IPL debut in 2022 and won their inaugural season.
Since then, they have consistently qualified for the playoffs. Last season, they reached the Eliminator, where they lost to Mumbai Indians. Gujarat Titans entered the IPL 2026 mini-auction with a settled squad and Rs 12.
9 crore in their purse. They secured five players to complete their 25-member squad: Jason Holder (Rs 7 crore), Tom Banton (Rs 2 crore), Ashok Sharma (Rs 90 lakh), Luke Wood (Rs 75 lakh), and Prithviraj Yarra (Rs 30 lakh). With the new signings and an already strong squad, here’s how GT’s playing XI could look: Shubman Gill (C): The captain had an exceptional season last year, forming a strong opening partnership with Sai Sudharsan.
However, he experienced a dip in form in T20Is, which led to his omission from the T20 World Cup 2026 squad. GT will be hoping for his return to form this season. Sai Sudharsan: Sai Sudharsan enjoyed a record-breaking IPL 2025 season, finishing as the highest run-scorer and winning the Orange Cap with 759 runs.