GT's 3.6-crore buy Robin Minz almost out of IPL 2024 following bike accident

Robin Minz was bought by Gujarat Titans (GT) at the IPL 2024 auction for 3.6 crores.

Last year’s runners-up Gujarat Titans (GT) have been dealt with a huge blow as their uncapped wicket-keeper batter Robin Minz has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

The 21-year-old Minz, who was bought by the Ahmedabad-based franchise for a whopping Rs 3.60 crore, was involved in a bike accident. The unfortunate incident was confirmed by his father on 3rd March.

The uncapped player was riding a Kawasaki superbike when he was hit by another vehicle, which made him lose control of his bike. Robin sustained bruises on his right knee and was carefully treated at a local medical facility after the bike accident.

“He lost control when his bike came in contact with another bike. Nothing serious at the moment and he is currently under observation,” Robin’s father Francis told News18.

The wicket-keeper batter was scheduled to join GT’s training camp ahead of IPL 2024 but will have to miss the whole tournament due to an unfortunate accident.

The Jharkhand born-cricketer was the first tribal (indigenous) cricketer to get an IPL contract. Robin Minz is yet to make his debut for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy tournament; however, Minz has already played for the for the U-19 and U-25 teams.

Robin Minz all but ruled out of IPL 2024: Ashish Nehra

On Saturday, 16th March, 2024, GT head coach Ashish Nehra confirmed that the uncapped wicket-keeper batter is all but ruled out of the upcoming edition of the IPL.

“Rookie Jharkhand cricketer Robin Minz, who recently met with a road accident, is all but ruled out of this edition of IPL,” said GT head coach Ashish Nehra to PTI.

It is to be noted that, GT haven’t announced any official replacement of Minz till now. Apart from Minz, GT will miss service of their ace pacer Mohammed Shami, who recently underwent a surgery on his injured ankle.

Another GT star, Matthew Wade has also withdrawn his name from the first few matches due to the Sheffield Shield final, which will start from 21st March. Wade will be retiring from First Class (FC) cricket following the Sheffield Shield. Shubman Gill-led GT will face five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first game of the season at the Narendra Modi International Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad on 24th March.

Gujarat Titans squad for IPL 2024:

Shubman Gill (c), Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Matthew Wade (wk), Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Noor Ahmad, Rahul Tewatia, Darshan Nalkande, R Sai Kishore, B Sai Sudharsan, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz.

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