New Delhi. It is almost certain that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be traded to Punjab Kings for IPL 2027. Punjab Kings is including Hardik in its team in exchange of fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. Although, this trade has not been officially announced yet, but along with this, the biggest question arising regarding Punjab Kings is that what is the role of Hardik going to be in their team? Will the arrival of Hardik Pandya reduce the stature of Shreyas Iyer in the Punjab team?
Actually, this question is arising that if the Punjab team includes Hardik, will Iyer have to step down from the captaincy? Because Hardik has been the captain of Mumbai for the last two seasons. Even when Hardik came to Mumbai from Gujarat Titans, he was the captain and he had also won the trophy once by taking Gujarat to the finals in two consecutive seasons. However, as soon as he returned to Mumbai, the magic of Hardik's captaincy ended and the five-time champion team is now going to release him. In such a situation, has Hardik again demanded captaincy in the trade deal with Punjab? However, answers to all these questions have been found. Hardik has already made it clear that he has no problem in playing under the captaincy of Iyer.
How right is Hardik's trade for Punjab Kings?
There is no doubt that Hardik Pandya is a great player. He can lead the team to victory with both ball and bat, but it is important to know whether Hardik's trade will be beneficial for Punjab Kings or not. Let us tell you that today every team wants to have as many all-rounders as possible in their squad. If we look at the current team of Punjab, it has world class all-rounders like Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis and Marco Jansen, who can win the match for the team from anywhere. In such a situation, the arrival of Hardik will strengthen the team, but how to properly utilize the players who are already present can be a big challenge for the management.
Arshdeep Singh has been the main bowler of Punjab Kings.
Arshdeep Singh is India's number one fast bowler in T20 format. Arshdeep has also consistently performed well for Punjab Kings. In such a situation, if Punjab trades Arshdeep with Mumbai, then perhaps it will be difficult for them to find a new bowler. This is the reason why questions are being raised regarding the trade of Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep. However, this entire decision has to be taken by the team management and it is their problem how they balance the team, but to some extent this deal seems to be a loss for Punjab.