IPL 2024 / Big news about Pandya! Left GT joined this team before IPL

IPL 2024: Even before the auction, all the IPL teams have submitted the list of retained and released players to the IPL Governing Council. Hardik Pandya's name was in the list of retained players released earlier by Gujarat Titans. Hardik was associated with Gujarat Titans team for the last two seasons. But now just a day after the retention, Hardik Pandya has left Gujarat Titans and joined another team. Let us know about it.

Hardik Pandya joins this team

After the IPL 2022 mega auction, Gujarat Titans team had bought Hardik Pandya. Then he directly became the captain of Gujarat. After this, under his captaincy, Gujarat Titans reached the finals in IPL 2022 and 2023. Gujarat also won the title in the year 2022. Gujarat team had bought him for Rs 15 crore, but now after IPL retention, he has been traded by Mumbai Indians. They are traded at the current price.

Nita Ambani said this

Nita Ambani said that we are thrilled with Hardik Pandya's return home. This is Hardik's reunion for the Mumbai Indians family. He has come a long way from being a Mumbai Indians youth to becoming the star of Team India. We are excited about the future for him and Mumbai Indians. Akash Ambani said that he is very happy to see Hardik back in Mumbai Indians. It's a happy homecoming. He provides great balance to whichever team he plays for. We hope he achieves even greater success in his second term.

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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 27, 2023

“Seeing Hardik back at Mumbai Indians makes me very happy. It is a happy homecoming. He provides great balance to any team he plays. Hardik’s first stint with the MI family was hugely successful, and we hope he achieves even more success in his second stint.”

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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 27, 2023

“We are thrilled to welcome Hardik back home! It’s a heartwarming reunion with our Mumbai Indians family! From being a young scouted talent of Mumbai Indians to now being a team India star, Hardik has come a long way and we’re excited for what the future holds for him and Mumbai… pic.twitter.com/7UrqfjUEXU

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 27, 2023

Mumbai Indians have roped in Hardik Pandya keeping future plans in mind as there will be a 'Mega Auction' in 2025 and every franchise will try to build a new team with young players. However, Indian ODI and Test team captain Rohit Sharma is still included in the team's plans and is the biggest 'icon' of the franchise who has led the team to five titles.

Won four titles for Mumbai

Hardik Pandya was bought by Mumbai Indians in the year 2015. After this, he played an important role in helping Mumbai Indians win four IPL titles. Hardik is counted among the best all-rounders. Along with excellent bowling, he is an adept player in batting as well. He has the ability to change the course of the match in just a few balls. He has scored 2309 runs in 123 IPL matches and taken 53 wickets.