In a statement, Gujarat Titans confirmed the commencement of their IPL 2025 pre-season training camp, which includes players like Anuj Rawat, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Kumar Kushagra, Mahipal Lomror, and Arshad Khan, along with the team’s coaches and support staff.
Veteran pacer Ishant Sharma, who has already informed the DDCA that he will no longer play red-ball cricket, also joined the camp. Ishant, having retired from contention for a national comeback, has shifted his focus entirely to IPL commitments.
"Ishant's case is different as he doesn't need DDCA's permission since he doesn't play Ranji Trophy."
It is learnt that normally, if an IPL pre-season conditioning camp coincides with a state team camp, one normally takes permission from either the president or the secretary before attending an IPL net session.
Last year, KKR's IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer, who will lead Punjab Kings this season, lost his central contract along with Ishan Kishan, for giving more importance to IPL than domestic cricket.
Both learnt from their mistake and since then have played for Mumbai and Jharkhand respectively across all formats.
Inputs from PTI