DTVHINDIIPL 2025: Know who is Gurnoor Brar? Things you need to know about this sensational bowler?
Titans have included the player in the team by paying Rs 1.30 crore. Gurnoor Brar (Image Credit- Twitter X) Know Who is Gurnoor Brar: The second day of the mega auction of IPL 2025 continues today on 25th November in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia. Like the first day, even today the franchises spent a lot of money on the players. However, one-time champions Gujarat Titans (GT) have roped in talented Punjab fast bowler Gurnoor Brar, winning the bidding war from Chennai Super Kings (CSK). GT included a player with a base price of Rs 30 lakh in its team by paying Rs 1.30 crore. The 24-year-old player was a part of Punjab Kings in IPL 2023. However, he got a chance to play only one match that season against Lucknow Super Giants, in which he failed to make an impact. In the match, he had to spend 42 runs in three overs without getting any wicket. However, after this, this 6 feet 6 inches fast bowler has got a lot of benefit from his height in cricket. With his hit the deck bowling, the player took 22 wickets in 11 matches played in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 League. Additionally, Brar recently bowled to the Indian batsmen at the Chepauk nets, ahead of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh in September, and made some of them uncomfortable with his pace and bounce. He joined the camp because the Indian team management wanted a bowler who could give their batsmen proper practice before the clash with Bangladesh’s tall fast bowler Nahid Rana. Gurnoor has worked as a net bowler with GT. Also, let us tell you that Brar has previously worked as a net bowler with Gujarat Titans. However, now he will be seen playing in the team along with star fast bowler Mohammad Siraj, Kagiso Rabada and Prasidh Krishna etc. The player has taken 20 wickets in the five matches played for Punjab in the Ranji season 2024-25. Well, it will be interesting to see how he is going to perform in IPL 2025 for Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans.
Indian selectors will have to keep a close eye on Harpreet Brar for the World Cup – statement of former English cricketer.
At a time when the match seemed to be in the grip of RCB, Brar brought Punjab back into the match with his bowling. Former cricketer Kevin Pietersen was also impressed by his performance. He praised the IPL for giving opportunities to domestic players and said the Indian selectors should keep an eye on Brar for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to begin on June 1. Kevin Pietersen’s tweet regarding Harpreet Brar In a tweet on social media platform How good was last night for Harpreet Brar? Indian selectors will have to keep a close eye on him for the World Cup! And, my boy VK, friend you are so happy.” After the match, Brar talked about his game plan and said that my aim was to bowl as many dot balls as possible. Thanks to his bowling, Punjab came back into the match and were favorites to win the match in the last two overs. However, due to the brilliant batting of Dinesh Karthik, RCB got the victory in the end. Harpreet Brar said after the match, “I tried to score as many runs as possible and in the process I also took two wickets. I was trying to bowl as many dot balls as possible to put pressure on the batsmen. Dot balls get you wickets in the end. In T20 cricket it is all about bowling the right length.”
