Hardik Pandya in Mumbai Indians jersey.© X (previously Twitter)
Mumbai Indians secured Hardik Pandya by an all-cash cope with Gujarat Titans. It is among the largest trades within the historical past of the Indian Premier League as Hardik has a price ticket of INR 15 crore, an quantity that was paid by GT once they purchased the participant for his or her first-ever IPL season in 2022. Mumbai Indians should be a cheerful facet after the latest commerce however it will not have been doable had there not been a ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore issue’ in it.
After asserting the listing of the gamers retained, MI on Sunday had INR 15.25 crore of the remaining purse with eight vacant spots within the squad. Had Mumbai roped in Hardik from GT, they might have been left with a mere sum of INR 25 lakh going into the IPL 2023 public sale.
Nevertheless, RCB purchased Cameron Inexperienced from MI in an all-cash deal, offering Mumbai the cushion for the Hardik commerce.
The switch of Inexperienced gave an enormous enhance to Mumbai’s purse because of which the franchise nonetheless has a complete of INR 17.75 crore to its credit score regardless of securing Hardik.
Mumbai Indians presently have 17 gamers — one lower than the minimal bar set by IPL — of their squad they usually can fill a most of eight extra gamers. Out of the out there eight slots, MI can purchase a most of two abroad gamers.
It’s value noting that Hardik had made his IPL debut method again in 2015 with Mumbai Indians.
Hardik performed 92 matches for MI from 2015-2021, scoring 1,476 runs at a mean of 27.33 at a strike fee of over 153, with 4 half-centuries and finest rating of 91. He additionally took 42 wickets for the crew, with the perfect bowling figures of three/20.
(With ANI Inputs)
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