IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans sign Kusal Mendis as replacement for Jos Buttler

In a significant mid -season movement, Gujarat Titans (GT) I have announced the firm of the Wicktkeepers battery of Sri Lanka Kusal Mendis As replacement of England Jos Buttler For the rest of the IPL 2025 season. The decision occurs when Buttler prepares to leave for international service, leaving a crucial gap in the alignment of the Titans just when the playoffs approach.

Jos Butler’s departure: a great blow to Gujarat’s Titans

Jos Buttler, who has a sparking bone this season, will miss the IPL playoffs due to his commitments to the National Team of England. The England and Wales Crick Board (ECB) has named butler in the squad for the upcoming home WHITE-BALL SERIES AGAINST THE WEST INIES, WHICH BETINS ON MAY 29-THE SAME AS THE IPL QUALIFIER 1. Buttler, Batting at No. 3 for the titans, you Average of 71.43 and a Strike Rate of 163.93, Pivotal Pivotal Role in Gujarat’s Rise to the upper part of the table.

Its absence is a significant setback for the Titans, who currently lead the classification with 16 points of 11 games and are just a victory of securing a position in the playoffs. Buttler is expected to appear in the last three league games before flying back to the United Kingdom.

Kusal Mendis prepares to make his debut in IPL

To fill the void left by Buttler, the Gujarat Titans have addressed Kusal Mendis, marking the single Lanka single period in the IPL. Mendis, 30, brings a great experience in T20, after having obtained more than 4,700 races in his career with two centuries and 32 years fifty. It was a recent seen in action for the gladiators Quetta in the Super League of Pakistan (PSL), where it achieved 143 races at an abrasing attack rate or 168.23.

Mendis is expected to be directly located in the XI of the Titans, given the limited Wicktkeeping Wickt of the team, Anuj Rawwat, Rawwat, is the only other contestant in the team. He will join his compatriot Dasun Shanoka, who was previously signed as a replacement for the injured Glenn Phillips.

Due to the reviewed replacement regulations of the IPL, Mendis joins the Titans as a temporary firm and will not be eligible for retention in the next season. This rule has been implemented to help franchises cope with the growing number of international commitments that face the IPL schedule.