All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been formally traded to his previous franchise Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans. IPL confirmed the event after a lot hypothesis over the past 24 hours. Soon after the information formally got here out, the five-time champions welcomed their previous warhorse again after a niche of two years. For the unversed, Hardik was launched simply earlier than the mega public sale for IPL 2022.Â
Hardik Pandya additionally took to his official Twitter deal with recalling the time when Mumbai Indians had purchased him for the primary time within the public sale for his base worth of INR 10 lakh. “This brings back so many wonderful memories. Mumbai. Wankhede. Paltan. Feels good to be back,” he wrote on X (previously Twitter). Hardik Pandya had performed a key function in MI’s title successful triumphs in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. He will now be part of his former teammates – skipper Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah to lend immense worth to the staff.
Team homeowners Nita Ambani and Akash Ambani too had been thrilled to get one among their greatest gamers again for IPL 2024. “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 Indians!” Nita Ambani mentioned.
“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,” Akash Ambani mentioned.
Mumbai Indians retained (or traded gamers): Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, N. Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Romario Shepherd (T), Shams Mulani, Surya Kumar Yadav, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Hardik Pandya (T)
Purse out there: INR 17.75 crore
