Hardik Pandya moves to Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya moves to Mumbai Indians: It’s done! Hardik Pandya will wear pads for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024. Mumbai Indians ended all the speculation and landed their former boy from the Gujarat Titans, which is regarded as a homecoming for the player. The strategic move met its fruitfulness almost 20 days before the scheduled auction of the IPL 2024.

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Hardik Pandya moves to Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya to MI: Back Story

Hardik started his journey in the IPL with the Mumbai Indians back in 2015. That’s where he found the limelight and became a star. After having a successful season in Mumbai, Hardik joined his home state, Gujarat, when the Gujarat Titans were formed in 2021 for 15.2 crore. That move again added silver linings to his name as he took the Titans to the league final and clinched their first IPL trophy in their first-ever IPL. It didn’t end there. He again took GT to the 2023 IPL final, a dominant run running through every single team that came ahead of them, to bend the knee in the ultimate game to M.S. Dhoni’s Yellow Army, the Chennai Super Kings.

Individual Records at the Titans

Hardik Pandya was phenomenal at the Titans, not just as a captain but also as a player. He amassed 833 runs in 30 innings, with an average of 41.65 and a strike rate of 133.49. He had his contributions with the ball as well, clinching 11 wickets at an economy of 8.1.

MI Trade Green to RCB

Hardik Pandya moves to Mumbai Indians — Photo: IPLT20.com

Adding Hardik to their squad might have cost Mumbai a bigger purse. But they nullified the expense by trading off a kangaroo to Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). RCB bought Cameroon Green for 17.5 crore, which again helped them regain Pandya.