Now a few days are left for the start of IPL 2024. But before this, Gujarat Titans have cleared their stand regarding the role of finisher. Franchise head coach Ashish Nehra said that Tamil Nadu’s explosive batsman Shahrukh Khan will play the role of finisher for GT in the upcoming edition of IPL.

Let us tell you that Shahrukh Khan He was added by Punjab Kings for the first time in 2021 for Rs 5.25 crore. After this, before IPL 2022, in the mega auction, Punjab bought him for a huge amount of Rs 9 crore. However, he could not do justice to his ability. The franchise released Shahrukh before the 2024 mini auction. And then Gujarat Titans bought this Tamil Nadu batsman for Rs 7.40 crore.

Shahrukh Khan will be the ‘main actor’ this season

Now before the start of the tournament, Nehra, when asked a question about the finishers in the team, said, ‘We are going to see Shahrukh Khan becoming the ‘main actor’.

Ashish Nehra Having said that, IPL is a long tournament. It is not that we are playing only four, five matches. Conditions are also difficult in May-June. This will be difficult for the players especially the fast bowlers. Injury may also occur. So the number of players we have is important.

He continued by saying that we have experienced players. Spencer Johnson, if you look, has performed well wherever he plays. Azmatullah Umarzai, as an all-rounder, he has all the skills. We hope he has a great IPL.

In the upcoming season of IPL, Gujarat Titans will play under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Whereas after Hardik Pandya going to Mumbai Indians, Shahrukh will now be seen playing the role of finisher. Shahrukh has scored 426 runs in 31 innings in the tournament so far. During this period, his average was 20.29 and strike rate was 134.81.