Shubman Gill Makes Sacrifices to Retain Core Players at GT, Becomes Second Player to be Retained

Gill led the Titans for the first time this season and impressed both fans and the management. The team is now eager to keep their core group of players intact. The first player they plan to retain is star spinner Rashid Khan, followed by Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and two promising uncapped players, Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan.

Titans will also have the option of retaining another squad member via the right to match card at the mega auction next month. Gill is seen a future leader in the Indian cricket setup.

"Gill has decided to take a pay cut to ensure the core players are retained and build a stronger team," an IPL source said.

As per the IPL retention guidelines released ahead of the mega auction, a team will lose ₹18 crore from the increased purse of ₹120 crore for the first player retained, ₹14 crore for second, ₹11 for third while for the uncapped players, a team will have to shell out ₹4 crore each.

If a team retains five capped players, they will lose ₹75 crore from the auction pot.

The mega auction is likely to be held overseas in the last week of November. The auction purse has been increased to ₹120 crore from the ₹100 crore teams had at their disposal at last year's auction.

The total salary cap now comprises an auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees. The match fee, set at ₹7.5 lakh per game, has been introduced ahead of the next season.

The teams can retain up to six players, via retention or right to match, from the existing squad, the highest in IPL history.

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