Overview
- Gowtham announced his exit at the KSCA Media Lounge with president Venkatesh Prasad, vice-president Sujith Somasundar and secretary Santosh Menon present.
- A domestic stalwart across 14–15 years, he featured for five IPL teams—MI, RR, PBKS, CSK and LSG—with his final top-level outing coming in May 2024 for Lucknow.
- His lone India appearance was an ODI in Sri Lanka on July 23, 2021, where he dismissed Minod Bhanuka for his only international wicket.
- CSK bought him for INR 9.25 crore at the 2021 auction, then the highest price for an uncapped Indian, a mark later surpassed by Avesh Khan and again by Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer in the 2026 mini-auction.
- Coverage highlights his 2019 Karnataka Premier League masterclass for Bellary Tuskers—134 off 56 and 8 for 15—while noting outlets publish differing career aggregates, with some citing 394 wickets and 2,783 runs for Karnataka.