{"id":402358,"date":"2023-12-20T05:52:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T05:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/20\/ipl-auction-shahrukh-khan-ready-to-be-a-finisher-for-gujarat-titans-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T05:52:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T05:52:51","slug":"ipl-auction-shahrukh-khan-ready-to-be-a-finisher-for-gujarat-titans-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/20\/ipl-auction-shahrukh-khan-ready-to-be-a-finisher-for-gujarat-titans-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL Auction: Shahrukh Khan ready to be a finisher for Gujarat Titans | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>CHENNAI: After a three-year association with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/kings-xi-punjab\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab Kings<\/a>, big-hitting Tamil Nadu batter <!-- -->Shahrukh Khan<!-- --> will embark on a new <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPL<\/a> journey at <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/gujarat-titans\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gujarat Titans<\/a>, who paid a hefty fee of Rs 7.4 cr to task him with finishing duties.<br \/>At the auction in Dubai on Tuesday, the IPL 2022 champions Gujarat showed great interest in the 28-year-old, winning a bidding battle that also involved Punjab. <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shahrukh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shahrukh<\/a> will have the company of seasoned campaigners <!-- -->David Miller<!-- --> and <!-- -->Rahul Tewatia<!-- --> during the death overs. Gujarat needed a hard-hitting Indian middle-order batter after <!-- -->Hardik Pandya<!-- --> left and Shahrukh fitted the bill.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"19\" msid=\"106144435\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-106144435,width-600,resizemode-4\/106144435.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The way Gujarat have backed players, I will be comfortable. I will be playing at No. 6 or 7. I have been a fan of Miller; he is a guy who comes in and wins big games. The way he has played for South Africa and GT\u2026 he is calm under pressure and that is what I will try to emulate,&#8221; said Shahrukh after having a big payday.<br \/>Shahrukh also said that he is prepared to perform any role that is asked of him in the upcoming season. His transformation into a genuine allrounder meant that he was a hot property at the auction &#8211; he finished as the highest wicket-taker of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2023 while leading Kovai Kings to the title.<br \/>&#8220;<!-- -->Dinesh Karthik<!-- --> used me as a finisher for the first time at TN. He told me that finishers cannot look at their individual scores. I think that batting at No. 5 or 6 will be great, but I am ready for any role. In the TNPL and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, I have played up the order. 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