Nehra revealed Shami was initially in their retention plans. But since the team had already retained a few key players, they had to rethink. The decision to not use their RTM card for Shami was affected by the management's opinion that ₹10 crore was a steep price for him.

The head coach of Gujarat Titans Ashish Nehra revealed the reason why his team did not retain India’s star pacer, Mohammed Shami. During the IPL 2025 mega auction, Titans had a chance to use an RTM card for Shami but they did not,

Gujarat Titans (GT) head coach Ashish Nehra revealed why was released by the franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. The 2022 champions had the option of exercising the Right To Match (RTM) card but they decided against it and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) acquired the star pacer's services for INR 10 crore.

According to Ashish Nehra, the side had plans to retain Mohammed Shami but were eventually out of the race due to high bids logged during the mega auction in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah. The 34-year-old was eventually sold to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) for INR 100mn ($1.

Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra shook his head when auctioneer Mallika Sagar asked whether they would like to use RTM card for Mohammed Shami.