IPL 2026 : Top 4 Players Who Might be Released by Gujarat Titans (GT)

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The Gujarat Titans (GT) squad led by the trailblazing captain, Shubman Gill, delivered incredible performances throughout the IPL 2025 season and finished third in the league stage with 9 wins out of 14 matches. However, shockingly, their journey came to an abrupt and heartbreaking end in the Eliminator match against the Mumbai Indians, where Mumbai posted a formidable total of 228/5.

Nevertheless, Gujarat Titans (GT) earned massive appreciation from the IPL aficionados for their dominant exploits on the field and while the majority of players from the GT squad received enormous fame for their successful stints throughout the IPL 2025 season, a few seasoned as well as uncapped players unfortunately ended up underperforming for the squad.

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In this article we will take a look at the top four players who might be released by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise ahead of the IPL 2026 season.

IPL 2026 : Top 4 Players Who Might be Released by Gujarat Titans (GT)

• Karim Janat

The 26-year-old Afghan professional cricketer, Karim Janat, is at the first spot in our list of the top four players who might not be a part of the Gujarat Titans (GT) squad in the IPL 2026 edition. Karim Janat, who was also a part of the Afghanistan’s squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, was officially acquired by the Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise for a whopping auction price of INR 75 lakhs.

Although the Afghan all-rounder, Karim Janat, was anticipated to add both batting and bowling power to the GT’s squad for the IPL 2025 edition, the cricketer ended up being a major disappointment for the selectors and management. Karim Janat featured in only one match throughout the IPL 2025 edition against the Rajasthan Royals and ended up conceding 30 runs without taking any wickets.

• Kulwant Khejroliya

At the second spot in our list of the top four players who might be released by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise ahead of the IPL 2026 season we have the 33-year-old Indian professional cricketer, Kulwant Khejroliya, who made his List A debut for Delhi in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26 February 2017.

The dynamic bowler, Kulwant Khejroliya, was acquired by the Gujarat Titans (GT) for a base price of INR 30 lakhs at the TATA IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah in November 2024. Well, although Kulwant Khejroliya is often hailed as one of the most lethal bowlers, he wasn’t given any opportunity to prove his bowling dominance against the strong pace-bowling roster of Gujarat Titans (GT).

• Jayant Yadav

Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four players who might be released by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise ahead of the IPL 2026 season, we have another Indian professional cricketer, Jayant Yadav, who currently plays for Haryana in India and Middlesex in England in domestic cricket. The 35-year-old bowler, Jayant Yadav, hailing from Delhi, India, was officially picked up by the Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise for a staggering auction price of INR 75 lakh.

Although Jayant Yadav was selected to be the official part of Gujarat Titans (GT)’s playing eleven in the IPL 2025 edition, he wasn’t given any chances to play even a single match throughout the season and the management went ahead with more experienced bowlers of the squad, including Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, and Washington Sundar. Since Jayant Yadav failed to display his bowling calibre throughout the IPL 2025 edition, he might not get a chance to play for the GT squad in the IPL 2026 edition.

• Ishant Sharma

The veteran Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma, who has represented India in Tests, ODIs and T20Is for over a decade, is at the fourth spot in our list of the top four players who might be released by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise ahead of the IPL 2026 season. Ishant Sharma was picked up by the Gujarat Titans (GT) franchise for a whopping auction price of INR 75 lakhs.

Although Ishant Sharma was given enough room to experiment and prove his bowling dominance all over again, the veteran Indian former international cricketer terribly failed at proving his worth. Ishant Sharma featured in a total of seven matches throughout the IPL 2025 edition and managed to take only four wickets at an economy rate of 11.18. Owing to Ishant Sharma’s underwhelming performance throughout the 18th edition of the IPL, he might be dropped off from GT’s squad ahead of the IPL 2026 season.

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