Tom Banton ruled out of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans signs Connor Esterhuizen as replacement

Gujarat Titans has signed Connor Esterhuizen as the replacement of Tom Banton for IPL 2026, the franchise announced on Friday.

Esterhuizen, a wicketkeeper-batter from South Africa, will join the Titans at his base price of Rs. 75 lakhs.

Banton was ruled out of the season due to a finger injury. He didn’t feature in any of the four games GT has played so far.

The 24-year-old recently made his international debut against New Zealand in the five-match T20I series in February. He made an impressive start, winning two Player of the Match awards and was also named Player of the Series, helping his team clinch the series 3-2 after being 2-1 down.