Hardik Pandya retained by the Gujarat Titans, despite suggestions of a move to the Mumbai Indians. Hardik Pandya was reported to be returning to the Mumbai Indians ahead of the players’ retention deadline.
Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya retain by GT despite rumors of a return to Mumbai Indians (MI) before of the player retention deadline on Sunday, November 26. Notably, extensive speculations alleged Pandya’s return to his former team, where he played for seven seasons from his debut in 2015 to 2021.
However, Pandya release by MI and purchase by the newly establish club Gujarat Titans ahead of the super auction in 2022. The all-rounder given the opportunity to captain the team at GT and achieve success in his first season by leading them to a title triumph. He also guide them to another final in 2023, when they were defeat by the CSK in the final.
Despite a great two-season run, there were suggestions of Pandya being trade to the Mumbai Indians in an all-cash transaction costing INR 15 crore plus an undisclosed transfer fee. The story spread like wildfire in the cricketing community. Pandya facing criticism for abandoning the franchise that had shown faith in him for two years.
The claims, however, prove to be false, since GT include Pandya’s name in the team’s retentions for the upcoming season. Despite this, the transfer window remains open until a week before the auction in Dubai on December 19. As a result, player swap swaps between organizations are still possible in the coming weeks.
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Gujarat Titans’ retentions and released players ahead of IPL 2024
In the meantime, GT has retained David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha. Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya, Abhinva Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar. Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmed, R Sai KIshore. Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, and Mohit Sharma in addition to him.
Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Dubey, Urvil Patel, Preadeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, and Dasun Shanaka, on the other hand, have been freed.
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