The Gujarat Cricket Association has made some changes in the team ahead of the upcoming domestic season. In one of their significant move, IPL franchise Delhi Capitals’ (DC) star batter Ashutosh Sharma has reportedly shifted his base to play for Gujarat.
According to a Sportstar report, Ashutosh Sharma has completed his move to Gujarat from the Railways cricket team. Along with Ashutosh, Gujarat has confirmed the services of leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and fast bowler Ashok Sharma.
Ashutosh Sharma joins Gujarat from Railways ahead of the 2026-27 season
Ravi and Ashok are originally from Rajasthan, but will play for the Gujarat cricket team. The move to sign some seasoned campaigners as guest players is believed to strengthen the state’s batting strength in the white-ball format. Ashutosh Sharma, who made his name as a power-hitter for the Delhi Capitals, will definitely add extra firepower in Gujarat’s batting order.
“Ashutosh has joined our team this season, and we hope his presence will bolster the team’s strengths, especially in white-ball cricket,” Gujarat Cricket Association secretary Anil Patel informed the media house on October 5.
The batter has developed himself as one of the promising aggressive batters in the Indian domestic cricket circuit. Because of his prowess as a middle-order batter, he played for multiple teams in Indian domestic cricket. He first came into the limelight playing for the Madhya Pradesh cricket team before making a move to the Railways. Now, from Railways, he has joined Gujarat.
According to a Cricinfo stat, Ashutosh holds the record for the fastest T20 fifty by an Indian batter. He registered the half-century off 11 balls against Arunachal Pradesh, while playing for Railways in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Ashutosh Sharma’s IPL career so far
In the Indian Premier League, the 28-year-old made his name while playing for the Punjab Kings and then for the Delhi Capitals. After making his IPL debut in 2024 with the Punjab Kings, Ashutosh scored 189 runs in 9 innings that season with a strike rate of 167.25.
In the following season, he joined the Delhi-based franchise to score 204 runs with 160.62 strike rate. He elevated his form in the previous IPL season, securing 171runs, supported by a staggering strike rate of 181.91.
So far in three IPL seasons, the batter has scored 564 runs in 26 innings with a couple of half-centuries and an average strike rate of 168.86. He scored this amount of runs because,s in most cases, he was sent to bat in or ahead of the death overs to boost the run rate.
Ashutosh Sharma’s recent performance for Hampshire
His recent few outings, however, were not as impressive as they were expected to be. Ashutosh Sharma recently featured for Hampshire in the One Day Cup, where he recorded 10, 0, 11, 16, 0, 7, and 12-run knocks respectively.
He lacked runs with the bat, but did well with the ball, taking 14 wickets in 6 matches for Hampshire, including a 5/51 bowling figure against Essex on July 31.
