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'Pura popat hogaya'- Fans react as Gujarat Titans Hardik Pandya retains ahead of IPL 2024 auction

According to ESPN Cricinfo, MI was prepared to pay Rs 15 crore in addition to an undisclosed transfer fee to gain his services. In an unexpected decision, GT has now officially retained Pandya.

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Hardik Pandya has been rumoured to join Mumbai Indians (MI) from Gujarat Titans (GT). But on the last day of the players' retention, it was confirmed that Pandya had been retained by the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) champions. According to speculations, the GT captain was planning to return to the squad that gave him his first chance in the competition in 2015.

According to ESPN Cricinfo, MI was prepared to pay Rs 15 crores, in addition to an undisclosed transfer fee to gain his services. In an unexpected decision, GT has now officially retained Pandya. The all-rounder captained the Titans to victory in their first season in 2022, and a year later, he led them to the finals, where they lost to CSK. He has played 123 matches in which he has scalped 53 wickets and scored 2309 runs at a strike rate of 139.89.

Hardik was part of the Indian squad in the ODI World Cup 2023. He played four matches for them before injuring his ankle and getting ruled out of the tournament. It has also been confirmed that Hardik will captain Gujarat in the forthcoming season. If he had joined the Mumbai team, he would have had to play under Rohit Sharma's leadership. IPL's 'trade window' is still open. The IPL 2024 auction will take place in Dubai on December 19-the first time the event has moved out of India. 

List of players retained and released by Gujarat Titans

Retained Players

David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya, 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

Released Players

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

MI will be looking for an Indian all-rounder in the middle order for the balance the player can add to the squad. GT on the other hand has a shocking release of KS Bharat he has been a decent performer in white ball cricket. 

Here's how fans reacted

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