The Indian Premier League took centerstage when the ten groups were set to submit their retention lists forward of auctions for the upcoming season. The largest speaking level of the city grew to become the potential commerce of Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians in an all-cash deal. The commerce didn’t materialise on the retention day however on the next day, it grew to become official after the IPL physique confirmed two strikes.
One of them was the confirmed commerce of Hardik to MI for his present league worth of INR 15 Crore. The different was accomplished by MI too in order to liberate their pockets as they despatched Cameron Green to RCB for INR 17.50 Crore. There have been some high-profile trades in IPL history however one factor that involves thoughts is when the commerce factor began and who were the players traded first in the history of IPL.
Two Indians were a part of the first-ever commerce in IPL history
The first commerce in IPL history occurred in 2009 forward of the second season of IPL. The commerce was between Mumbai Indians and the then Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals now). MI traded pacer Ashish Nehra for Delhi’s Shikhar Dhawan in a player-to-player swap.
The commerce quantity was the identical as their earlier season’s charges. Dhawan was picked for INR 12 lakh by Delhi, whereas Nehra was picked by MI for INR 1.6 Crore. The identical season later noticed MI and RCB swapping Robin Uthappa and Zaheer Khan with one another. Uthappa was traded to RCB from MI, whereas Zaheer moved to MI from the Bangalore aspect.Â
Notably, Hardik is the first IPL-winning captain to be traded. There have been solely two different captains traded in the event. Ahead of the IPL 2020, Punjab Kings captain Ravi Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals, whereas the DC aspect additionally purchased in Rajasthan Royals’ captain Ajinkya Rahane in the identical yr.
