As the deadline has been approached for announcing the retained players and released players by the IPL teams, lots of stories, rumors, and speculations have started making rounds on the internet creating a great buzz among the cricket fans. For the unversed, the last date to announce the retained players and released players for IPL teams is Sunday, November 26, 2023. All the teams will announce their retained players ahead of the IPL Auction by November 26 at 4 PM IST. As less than 24 hours are left, the smog of fire carrying some shocking trading and retention news has been making headlines on the internet. Let’s take a look at them and analyze if they are true or not. Kindly stick with this page and go through the article till the end. Swipe down the page.
One of the biggest news ahead of the IPL Auction 2024 is that Gujarat Titans’ captain Hardik Pandya may leave the team to be a part of his former franchise. Yes, you heard it right, rumors are making headlines everywhere that Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya may rejoin Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. If it happens, it will be the greatest-ever trade in the history of IPL because Hardik Pandya has been proven a successful captain in IPL as he led GT in two finals of IPL out of 2 seasons GT played so far. In fact, Hardik-led GT also lifted the trophy in the first-ever season of the team.
Speaking of Hardik Pandya’s potential trade, ESPNcricinfo is confident that all-rounder Hardik Pandya would be traded to Mumbai Indians in a cash swap if the deal is not changed at the last minute. According to the reports, the trading deal of Hardik Pandya between MI and GT will be an all-cash deal in which Reliance Industries-backed Mumbai Indians will pay Rs 15 crore and a transfer to Gujarat. However, there is no official announcement has been made by either side, GT and MI.
To close Hardik Pandya’s trade deal, MI has to release player(s) because MI has only 0.05 crore in its purse. Another potential update that may come from Mumbai Indians’ dressing room is that Jofra Archer might be traded to GT in place of Hardik Pandya. Although Jofra Archer is an injury-prone fast bowler who also did not play all the matches of IPL 2023. Stay tuned to this website for more details and further updates.
