IPL Trade: Delhi or Chennai, in which team will Hardik Pandya enter? East Indian player opened the secret!

Hardik Pandya: There is a lot of discussion in IPL circles about the trade window at this time. The biggest suspense is about Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. According to reports, Mumbai Indians have already made up their mind to trade him. After Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC) are now leading the race. The Delhi team has managed to sign Rishabh Pant through a trade before the auction. Now after Pant, Delhi is eyeing Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya and talks are going on between the two teams regarding the trade.

Former Indian batsman and well-known commentator Akash Chopra has given his opinion on this whole matter. On his YouTube channel, Akash Chopra said that if the news of this trade connected with Delhi and Chennai is true, Delhi Capitals may have to bear the biggest loss.

Difficulties may rise for Delhi

According to Akash Chopra, the main cause of concern for Delhi is the exit of their main Indian spinners. Kuldeep Yadav has already been traded to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). In exchange for Kuldeep, the Delhi team has brought back their old captain Rishabh Pant. In IPL 2027, Rishabh Pant will once again be seen playing in the Delhi jersey.

A demand for a captain in exchange for a captain

There are reports that Delhi are offering their current captain Akshar Patel and Prithvi Shaw to Mumbai to get Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya. If Akshar Patel also leaves the Delhi team, Delhi will not have any big or experienced Indian spinner left. This decision of Delhi may fall heavily on their own team.

Chennai also bet on Hardik

Akash Chopra further added that the role of Indian spinners is very important in a big tournament like IPL. Fielding without any experienced Indian spinners could spell trouble for Delhi.

It is to be noted that before Delhi, Chennai Super Kings presented a big offer of Shivam Dubey, Devald Brevis and ₹10 crore cash in exchange for Hardik Pandya. However, Mumbai Indians wanted young batsman Ayush Mhatre to replace Brevis. Chennai did not want to lose this player of their future, so the discussion stopped there.

Why does Mumbai want to leave Hardik?

Mumbai had high hopes from Hardik Pandya, who made Gujarat Titans champions in the first season. But the situation changed as soon as he took over the Mumbai captaincy. Mumbai’s performance in two consecutive seasons under Hardik’s leadership has been extremely disappointing. In addition, reports of differences in the dressing room affected the atmosphere in the team. Mumbai now have a strong future captain option in the form of Tilak Verma.