After the recent mega auction for the 2025 IPL season, assistant coach Parthiv Patel spoke about why the current champions of the 2022 edition, Gujarat Titans, have named four left-arm spinners in their roster.
He said that they see R Sai Kishore and Manav Suthar as their main spin bowling options who would fit in well beside Rashid Khan.
GT had also acquired left-arm spin bowling options in Nishant Sindhu and Mahipal Lomror on day two proceedings in the auction, apart from off-spin of Jayant Yadav and Glenn Phillips at their disposal.
“Actually, Manav Suthar and R Sai Kishore were the two left-arm spinners we were looking at having. If you look at Mahipal Lomror and Nishant Sindhu, both of them are very good, and they are also primarily batters who can hold their own against the opposition.
“So we are looking at them as all-rounders who are spinners. With Sai Kishore and Manav Suthar, they are our actual main left-arm spinners. Both of them were part of Gujarat Titans last year, so we’re happy that we brought them back,” said Parthiv to IANS in a virtual press conference from Jeddah on Monday.”
GT also invested heavily in fast bowlers like Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, and Kulwant Khejroliya, which was part of their plan, as said by Parthiv. He further said that it won their Washington Sundar for INR 3.2 crore, which was a steal buy and brought good fortune to GT.
