IPL 2025: Glenn Phillips to miss rest of the season for Gujarat Titans due to groin injury

IANS April 12, 2025 354 views

Gujarat Titans' New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips has been ruled out of IPL 2025 after sustaining a groin injury during a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The franchise confirmed Phillips will return home, leaving a potential gap in their overseas player lineup. Despite this setback, GT remains top of the points table with four wins in five matches. The team is currently exploring options for a potential replacement player to maintain their strong tournament performance.

"Gujarat Titans wish Glenn a speedy recovery" - GT Franchise Statement
IPL 2025: Glenn Phillips to miss rest of the season for Gujarat Titans due to groin injury
New Delhi, April 12: Gujarat Titans all-rounder Glenn Phillips will miss the remainder of the IPL 2025 season after returning home due to a groin injury. Phillips sustained the injury during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on April 6, which GT won by seven wickets.

Key Points

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Phillips injured during powerplay while fielding for Gujarat Titans

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Team continues strong performance despite player's exit

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GT leads points table with 4 wins in 5 matches

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Replacement player yet to be announced

In that match, Phillips had come in the final over of powerplay as a substitute fielder but pulled up his groin muscle while aiming to make a throw towards the keeper at point. After receiving immediate treatment from the physio, Phillips needed support in being taken off the field.

“Gujarat Titans wish Glenn a speedy recovery,” read a statement from the franchise on Saturday. GT had acquired the New Zealand all-rounder's services at last year’s mega auction for his base price of Rs 2 crore but he hadn’t featured in a game for the side in IPL 2025 before injury cut short his time in the tournament.

As of now, there is no clarity yet on who GT would be drafting in as Phillips’ replacement. GT, the IPL 2022 champions, are already without the services of fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who returned home to South Africa for attending an important personal matter.

GT’s current overseas playing options include England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler, West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford, South Africa fast-bowler Gerald Coetzee and Afghanistan’s bowling all-rounders Rashid Khan and Karim Janat.

GT, led by Shubman Gill, are currently on the top spot in the points table, with four wins and one loss in their first five matches of IPL 2025. Their next match is against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium on Saturday afternoon, after which they will host Delhi Capitals (DC) at their home turf, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on April 19.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Big blow for GT! Phillips was just starting to find his rhythm. Hope he recovers soon 🤞 The team management needs to find a solid replacement quickly with Rabada also missing.
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Priya M.
Injuries are the worst part of sports 😔 He was such an exciting player to watch. GT's bench strength will be tested now. Maybe they can bring in another Kiwi player as replacement?
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Arjun S.
Honestly, GT should have managed his workload better. Playing him as substitute fielder after he hadn't featured in previous matches seems questionable. Hope they learn from this.
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Sneha P.
Get well soon Glenn! 💪 On the bright side, GT still has strong overseas options. Rashid Khan and Buttler are match winners on their day. The team will bounce back!
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Vikram J.
This is why IPL needs longer breaks between matches. The schedule is too packed and players are getting injured left and right. Quality is suffering because of quantity.
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Neha T.
So unlucky! He was finally getting his chance and this happens. Wishing him speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 GT management should look at Finn Allen as replacement - explosive batter who can keep wickets too!

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IPL 2025 Glenn Phillips Gujarat Titans Cricket Injury Shubman Gill New Zealand Cricket
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