Mumbai Indians Were Willing To Pay 'As Much Money As Possible': R Ashwin Reveals Unsuccessful IPL Trade Deal

30.11.2023 - 04:03 sports.ndtv.com

After the IPL 2023 retention list was announced on Sunday, the one news that made the headlines was Hardik Pandya moving back to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans.

Hardik Pandya was named in the IPL 2024 retention list by Gujarat Titans but a couple of hours after the deadline ended sources told NDTV that the Indian T20I cricket team captain was traded to Mumbai Indians.

On Monday, the IPL officially confirmed the move. Indian cricket team star spinner Ravichandran made an interesting observation regarding Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians - the two most successful team in IPL history - and their philosophy on players release. "Trading so many players or releasing so many players is not a well-known practice so far in the IPL.

Because if you look at these IPL teams and talk to them, especially with Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, there has been a trend.

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