New Delhi: The IPL (Indian Premier League) 2024 auction drama doesn’t seem to be getting over anytime soon as two big trades have officially taken place after the official submission of their player’s retention list on Sunday.
Even though, the official list of all the retained players of all the 10 teams, was supposed to be submitted by November 26, evening 4 p.m., IST. However, the official trade window for the teams will be open till December 12, i.e., one week before the auction.
Initially, named as the retained player by Gujrat Titans and Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya and Cameroon Green have officially been traded to Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, late on Sunday, and the trade has been officially approved by BCCI.
📢 Announced!
𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆𝗮 ➡️ 𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 ➡️ 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲#IPL pic.twitter.com/oyuAtP7Q27
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 27, 2023
The official announcement has been made by IPL authorities through a media advisory.
Hardik Pandya has also taken X (Formerly known as Twitter), to show his delight for his homecoming to Mumbai Indians.
This brings back so many wonderful memories. Mumbai. Wankhede. Paltan. Feels good to be back. 💙 #OneFamily @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/o4zTC5EPAC
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) November 27, 2023
All cash deal
Both, Hardik Pandya and Cameroon Green are part of a one-way all-cash deal with no other players involved in the trade.
Cameron Green 💙pic.twitter.com/IuGJH1rORQ
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) November 26, 2023
Hardik Pandya will move to Mumbai Indians, with Mumbai giving Gujrat Titans, Rs 15 crore in cash, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be giving Mumbai, Rs 17.50 crore in cash, as a part of the deal.
Shuffle in auction purse
The late evening on Sunday has also resulted in a change in the auction purse of the involved teams, as Gujrat Titans who was supposed to head to the auction with Rs 13.85 crore in purse, will now be heading with Rs 28.85 crore in total, Mumbai Indians will also get a raise of 2.75 crore and will now have 17.75 crore to spend.
How the numbers add up after today’s official announcements🧮
We have a strong batting core, a purse of 𝟒𝟎.𝟕𝟓 𝐂𝐫 and 𝟕 slots to be filled! 👜
Swipe to see how the other teams are stacked up at the end of the #IPLRetentionDay 🔢#PlayBold #BidForBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/j2Z5XKGovW
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 26, 2023
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who after the announcement had the biggest purse of Rs 40.75 crore, will now get Cameroon Green’s, Rs 17.50 crore subtracted from their purse, leaving their final total to Rs 23.25 crore for the auction, which will be taking place on December 19.
Shubman Gill named captain
The 2022 IPL champions, Gujrat Titans, after their captain Harik Pandya’s departure has also announced the new captain for their team.
The Ahmedabd based team has chosen their start Indian opener, Shubman Gill as thier new captain with a post on X (Formerly known as Twitter).
The post captained, “CAPTAIN GILL reporting! 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥 is ready to lead the Titans in the upcoming season with grit and exuberance Wishing you only the best for this new innings!”
🚨 CAPTAIN GILL reporting!
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥 is ready to lead the Titans in the upcoming season with grit and exuberance 👊
Wishing you only the best for this new innings! 🤩#AavaDe pic.twitter.com/PrYlgNBtNU
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) November 27, 2023
Top-5 big money releases
The announcement of the retention list on Sunday, saw some big-money players getting released from their squad, who were bought at huge prices but failed to live up to their expectations.
The most expensive player to get released was CSK’s all-time most expensive acquisition, Ben Stokes who was bought by CSK for Rs 16.25 crore.
SRH has released Harry Brook ahead of IPL auction. pic.twitter.com/7ApwaMB1L4
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 26, 2023
The other four most expensive releases for IPL 2024 after Ben Stokes are, Harry Brook (Rs 13.25 crore) from SRH, Shardul Thakur (Rs 10.75 crore) from KKR, Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs 10.75 crore) from RCB and Harshal Patel (Rs 10.75 crore) from RCB.
