Hardik Pandya has left Gujarat Titans and moved back to his former IPL team Mumbai Indians after leading the GT for 2 editions. Gujarat Titans won their first IPL title in their debut season of 2022 and reached the finals in IPL 2023 where they ultimately lost to Chennai Super Kings.
There were multiple speculations that Pandya had been already traded to Mumbai before the retention window closed; however it was a shocker when Gujarat Titans announced him as retained. Just after a few hours, Mumbai Indians welcomed back Pandya in their squad. An official announcement came the next day on 27 November.
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“Hardik and MI reached the decision a couple of months before the World Cup. The Titans management and Hardik have had growing differences. It’s up to the two franchises to firm up the modalities and formalize the deal. An announcement will be made only after that,” a close source of the BCCI.
“This brings back so many wonderful memories. Mumbai. Wankhede. Paltan. Feels good to be back. 💙 #OneFamily @mipaltan” tweeted Hardik Pandya.
Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans squad for IPL 2024
Mumbai Indians players: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal.
Gujarat Titans players: David Miller, Shubman Gill (c), Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma.
