IPL 2025: Why Washington Sundar is not in playing XI of GT?

Washington Sundar, one of the heroes for the Gujarat Titans in the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who played an absolutely amazing knock in tough batting conditions after GT lost two early wickets, has not been named in the playing XI against Rajasthan Royals in the 23rd match of IPL 2025. Notably, the all-rounder might still feature in the match as an Impact Player.

Why is Washington Sundar not in the playing XI of GT?

Washington Sundar played an amazing knock of 49 runs off 29 balls, including 5 fours and 2 sixes, after two early wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad on a tough pitch in Hyderabad. Surprisingly, the Gujarat Titans have not named him in the first playing XI against Rajasthan Royals in the 23rd match of the IPL 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Sanju Samson, captain of the Rajasthan Royals, won the toss and elected to bowl first against the home team Gujarat Titans. M. Shahrukh Khan replaces Washinton Sunder in GT’s playing XI, while Wanindu Hasaranga was not available due to personal reasons for RR, so he was replaced by Afghan swing bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi in the XI.

Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler †, Sherfane Rutherford, M Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Arshad Khan

Gujarat Titans Substitutes: Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat †

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson † (c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Rajasthan Royals Substitutes: Yudhvir Singh, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey