IPL 2024 Trade: Hardik's all-cash move to Mumbai Indians done, Cameron expected to be traded to RCB

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has completed a sensational trade move from Gujarat Titans to five-time champions Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League. Pandya captained GT for two seasons, guiding them to the title in 2022.

Mumbai Indians didn't have enough left in their purse to bring Hardik Pandya back so they had to offload a big signing and therefore Cameron Green could also be traded. In Pandya's absence, Shubman Gill is the front-runner to lead Gujarat Titans. MI, 5-time champions, were left with just Rs 15.25 crore after the retentions were completed on Sunday.

To the surprise of many, Gujarat Titans opted to retain Pandya before completing the trade to MI ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction set to be held in Dubai on December 19. GT retained their captain but released the likes of West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph and Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka.

Even as the retention deadline came to a close on Sunday, the trade window is set to be open until December 12. The IPL mini auction for the 2024 season is set to be held in the UAE on December 19.

After a successful stint with GT, where he captained the team to their



maiden IPL title in 2022 and led them to the finals in 2023, Pandya has returned to the Mumbai Indians, the franchise where he began his IPL career in 2015.

This move makes Hardik Pandya one of the few captains to be traded in the IPL, joining the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane, who were traded in 2020.

As it turned out, it was Hardik Pandya who told the Gujarat Titans management that he wanted a move to Mumbai Indians after which negotiations began.

Meanwhile, Australia all-rounder Cameron Green is expected to be traded from Mumbai Indians to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Green joined the Mumbai-based franchise last season after they shelled out INR 17.50 crore for his services.

Interestingly, the auction saw a massive bidding war between MI and RCB. One season later, the Australian is expected to join RCB from MI. Green played 16 matches in IPL 2023, scoring 452 runs at an average of 50.22, while striking at 160.28. Green also scored a century and two fifties last season.

The fast-bowling all-rounder also chipped in with the ball in hand, claiming six wickets in 16 matches for the five-time champions.