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Sports News. Hardik Pandya has returned to Mumbai Indians. Hardik Pandya, who was the captain of Gujarat Titans for two years, has once again returned to the 5-time champion Mumbai team. Hardik joined Mumbai on Retention Day on Sunday 26th November after being retained for just 2 hours amid intense drama. This finally confirmed the rumors and speculations that have been going on for three days. Hardik’s return to Mumbai also became the most high-profile trade in IPL history, which had already taken everyone by surprise.
From November 24, there were reports that Hardik Pandya may once again return to his old team Mumbai Indians after staying with Gujarat for 2 years. However, there has been no reaction from both the teams. Since the deadline to retain players was on Sunday, November 26, it was expected that an official announcement would be made during that time.
Retention was announced earlier…
Then as soon as the retention was announced, everyone got a shocking news. During the retention show on official broadcaster Star Sports, a sensational announcement was made that Gujarat has retained Hardik. Everyone was shocked by this. However, even after this, the hopes of Hardik going to Mumbai remained intact as the trading window remained open even after the retention-deadline. But hardly anyone would have thought that all this will happen in next 2 hours.
The game changed in just 2 hours
Hardik’s retention was announced at around 5.25 pm and then at around 7.25 pm cricket website Cricbuzz revealed that Hardik had returned to Mumbai. The report said that this is a completely cash deal, under which Mumbai Indians will pay Hardik a salary of Rs 15 crore. Apart from this, a separate transfer fee has also been agreed, of which 50 percent will be given to Hardik and the remaining 50 percent will be given to Gujarat Titans. However, the amount of this transfer fee has not been disclosed.
Returning to the team after 2 years
Hardik started his IPL career in 2015 with Mumbai Indians. Along with the success here, the doors of Team India also opened for Hardik. Hardik won the title 4 times with Mumbai. Then in the 2022 season, the Gujarat Titans franchise entered the IPL and Hardik became its captain. Hardik gave the title to the team in the first season itself. In the 2023 season, he took the team to the finals, where they lost to Chennai Super Kings.
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