Big blow to Gujarat Titans as overseas star Josh Little set to return home from IPL 2023

Josh Little has picked up 6 wickets in 8 games for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023.

Gujarat Titans (GT) routed Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 9 wickets in their recent most IPL 2023 tournament match on May 5, 2023, and consolidated their No. 1 position on the points table.

However, their upcoming matches will be without one of their top performers in Ireland pacer Josh Little, who will fly back home after this encounter as he has been named in the Ireland squad for a 3-match ODI series against Bangladesh, starting May 9.

Josh Little was roped in by the Gujarat Titans in the mini-auction for a whopping sum of Rs 4.4 crores becoming the first Irish player to feature in the cash-rich league. The Irish fast bowler has been phenomenal so far, picking up 6 wickets in 8 games with the best figures of 2 for 25.

On Friday, he picked the wicket of Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson, who had top scored for RR with 30 off just 20 balls. Samson crossed the line to play on the leg side, but he was only able to acquire a leading edge, which Pandya scooped up as the RR captain gaped in shock at the playing field.

Josh Little to fly home to join the Ireland team for Bangladesh ODIs

GT Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki has confirmed that Little will fly back to Ireland for the ODI series.

“We wish Josh the best as he heads back to represent Ireland in the ODIs. He has had a good run in his first Tata Indian Premier League and we look forward to welcoming him back once he finishes the ODI series,” said Vikram Solanki, Director of Cricket, Gujarat Titans.

Little will travel back to India to join the Gujarat Titans after the third ODI against Bangladesh on May 14, after the conclusion of the series, and join the squad back.