Its Homecoming For Hardik Pandya: Finally Returns Back to Mumbai Indians (image-instagram/hardikpandya)
The much-awaited transfer is here. The mist has cleared, Hardik Pandya finally returns to his home team Mumbai Indians. The transfer is successfully completed for Pandya in Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2024. He has been transferred through all-cash transaction. The glorious period of the Gujarat Titan”s captain has come to an end in the mini-auction of the IPL 2024.
To afford Pandya, Mumbai Indian”s traded Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore in another all-cash transaction to the tune of INR 17.5 crore, the league value of the Australian all-rounder.
As per the Cricbuzz report, the agreement has been formalised between all three franchises, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers. The deal was finalised on November 26, the last day of the releases and retention for IPL 2024. The Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) officials have confirmed that Mumbai Indians struck an all-cash deal worth INR 15 crore to acquire the services of Pandya from Gujarat Titans for IPL 2024. “”Yes, Hardik”s trade off got completed after 5 pm. The deal is now formalised and he is a MI player. It”s been a tripartite all cash deal. MI have traded their all-rounder Cameron Green to RCB in an all cash deal. After that they had requisite funds to settle an all-cash deal with Gujarat Titans and procure Hardik”s services,” a senior BCCI official and IPL Governing Council member told news agency PTI.
With this transfer, Hardik will earn the same amount of INR 15 crore at his new franchise. While his former team will receive an additional transfer fee from Mumbai. Before the end of the retention deadline, the Mumbai Indians has released 11 players.
Similarly, in a one-way trade, all-rounder Green was acquired by RCB from Mumbai Indians in all cash-deal. And Rajasthan Royals exchanged batter Devdutt Padikkal with Lucknow Super Giants pacer Avesh Khan in a two-way trade. All the 10 existing teams of IPL can trade till December 12.
