IPL 2024 public sale stands completed and dusted with 72 gamers being purchased for INR 230.45 by 10 groups throughout the board with the 2 Australians Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins getting the most important bids of the public sale historical past. However, weeks into the build-up to the public sale have been all surrounded by the Hardik Pandya trade, the most important one in IPL historical past as a tournament-winning captain was traded, again to his unique franchise Mumbai Indians (MI), simply two years after being with the Gujarat Titans (GT).
Now Hardik has been appointed as MI captain and the feelings of the followers of the franchise and their indignant reactions have been comprehensible given he has changed Rohit Sharma, a pacesetter who has gained 5 titles. While Mumbai Indians have elaborated on their stance of transition and searching in direction of the longer term and why the change was essential, Gujarat Titans administration spoke for the primary time on the trade.
GT head coach Ashish Nehra gave his first response on the trade on the sidelines of the IPL 2024 public sale in Dubai. Nehra admitted that changing a participant like Hardik was tough for them however they tried their finest. Since Hardik needed to return to MI, Nehra mentioned that they let him as they needed him to be glad.
“Hardik Pandya has not gone back to a team that has caused a huge surprise. He played for that team for so many years, he showed his desire to go back there. Our management’s nature is such that, we think if a player wants to go there, right. He should be happy and that’s why he has gone there again. Replacing someone like Hardik Pandya is difficult, but we tried our best,” Ashish Nehra informed JIoCinema.
GT added the likes of Afghan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai and Indian big-hitter Shahrukh Khan to plug that gap however Nehra nonetheless admitted that it’s tough to sew the hole given Hardik’s potential, expertise and expertise.
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“Having the size of 25 members is a luxury. We got a great all-rounder like Omarzai, we also got Shahrukh Khan. But it will be difficult to make up for somebody like Hardik who has that much talent and that much experience. It is what it is. With the resources we have, we will try and do our best,” Nehra added. With the likes of Shubman Gill, David Miller, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Shami within the facet, GT will goal for an additional playoff end and go all the way in which after two back-to-ball finals.
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