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Former Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal was spotted bowling at the trials for Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL 2024 auction. Gopal has been a decent IPL performer but went unsold for IPL 2023 and since has pushing to make a comeback in India's top T20 tournament.
Shreyas Gopal made his IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians in 2014 but could only make limited appearances in a stacked line-up. Then in 2018, Gopal was picked up by Rajasthan Royals. He had an incredible 2019 season with a tally of 19 wickets couldn't follow this performance in 2020 and 2021 as he was released from the squad.
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In 2022, Shreyas Gopal was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad at the 2022 auction at his base price but played only one game. Since then, Gopal has been at it in the Indian domestic circuit, picking up 12 wickets in just seven matches in Syed Mushtaq Ali for Kerela this year.
Cementing himself as one of the top Indian uncapped bowlers, Gopal was spotted at Challengers Bangalore camp. Reportedly, other top performers from the domestic scene like Swastik Chikara, Sushant Mishra, Money Grewal, Avinash Singh and Sameer Rizvi.
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Speaking in a recent interview with Sportstar, Shreyas Gopal talked about being eager to make a comeback in the tournament. He said, “I know the IPL is coming up, and I need to be delivering with some good performances. The good part is that I have been getting some wickets... I am feeling confident about the way the ball is coming out of my hand. I will be lying if I say that I am not thinking about the auction. I do want to get into a team and contribute for whichever team I represent.”
