IPL 2024 auction: Mumbai snaps Hardik Pandya; Green traded to RCB - Reports

To accommodate Hardik's trade, Mumbai Indians have traded Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), according to various media reports.

The news of Hardik Pandya heading to Mumbai Indians refuse to die as another set of reports have claimed that despite the Gujrat Titans naming the Indian all-rounder as their captain in the retained list, he has been traded to Mumbai Indians in an all-cash deal. 

“Cricbuzz can confirm that the deal has been signed by the franchises involved -- Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans - on Sunday (November 26), the final day of the player releases and retentions ahead of the IPL 2024 auction. It is an all-cash deal and therefore no player has moved in the opposite direction,” Cricbuzz wrote in an exclusive report. 

 

However, how the deal will transpire is still not very clear. After the retention lists were announced, Mumbai had only Rs 15.25 crores left in their kitty as they released Jofra Archer and 10 other players. Hardik Pandya’s IPL fee is Rupees 15 crore. If Mumbai gets Pandya for Rs 15 crore in an all-cash deal, they will have only Rs 25 Lakhs to get at least 10 more players. 

Citing sources, the cricket website further said, “According to sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and IPL, a formal approval has been given for the trade, which involves only cash transactions although details of the value of the trade are not yet clear."

However, accommodate Hardik's trade, Mumbai Indians have traded Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), according to various media reports.

Mumbai bought Green for whopping Rs 17.5 crore during IPL 2023 auction and if reports of Australian all-rounder's trade is true then MI would have Rs 17.75 crore in their kitty ahead of IPL 2024 auction.

Meanwhile, there is no official confirmation yet from any of the three IPL franchisees. 

Notably, the trade window is still open till December 12, a week before the scheduled auction date.

GUJARAT TITANS

Gujarat Titans retained players

Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R. Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma.

Gujarat Titans released players

Yash Dayal, K.S. Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka.

Remaining purse: Rs 23.15 crore

MUMBAI INDIANS

Mumbai Indians retained players

Rohit Sharma (capt), Dewald Brevis, SKY, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Cam Green, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd (trade).

Mumbai Indians released players

Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier

Remaining purse: Rs 15.25 crore

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

Royal Challengers Bangalore retained players

Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (trade), Vyshak Vijaykumar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar.

Royal Challengers Bangalore released players

Wanindu Hasarangha,Harshal Patel,Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell,Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jhadav

Remaining purse: Rs 40.75 crore