Mumbai Indians secured Hardik Pandya by way of an all-cash cope with Gujarat Titans. It is without doubt one of the greatest trades within the historical past of the Indian Premier League as Hardik has a price ticket of INR 15 crore, an quantity that was paid by GT once they purchased the participant for his or her first-ever IPL season in 2022. Mumbai Indians should be a contented aspect after the latest commerce however it might not have been potential had there not been a ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore issue’ in it.

After saying the listing of the gamers retained, MI on Sunday had INR 15.25 crore of the remaining purse with 8 vacant spots within the squad. Had Mumbai roped in Hardik from GT, they might have been left with a mere sum of INR 25 lakh going into the IPL 2023 public sale.

However, RCB purchased Cameron Green from MI in an all-cash deal, offering Mumbai the cushion for the Hardik commerce.

The switch of Green gave an enormous increase to Mumbai’s purse attributable to which the franchise nonetheless has a complete of INR 17.75 crore to its credit score regardless of securing Hardik.

Mumbai Indians at the moment have 17 gamers — one lower than the minimal bar set by IPL — of their squad they usually can fill a most of 8 extra gamers. Out of the obtainable 8 slots, MI can purchase a most of two abroad gamers.

It is price noting that Hardik had made his IPL debut manner again in 2015 with Mumbai Indians.

Hardik performed 92 matches for MI from 2015-2021, scoring 1,476 runs at a mean of 27.33 at a strike price of over 153, with 4 half-centuries and finest rating of 91. He additionally took 42 wickets for the workforce, with the perfect bowling figures of three/20.

(With ANI Inputs)