Gujarat Titans on Sunday retained premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya as their captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, amid speculations that he may be part of Mumbai Indians forward of the December 19 public sale.
Hardik Pandya, 30, had joined Gujarat Titans as their captain in 2022 and led them to title within the maiden season itself, earlier than qualifying for the summit conflict of IPL 2023. Nevertheless, they could not retain the trophy as they misplaced to MS Dhoni-led Chennai Tremendous Kings.
Speculations had been rife that Pandya may rejoin Mumbai Indians, ending his two-year affiliation with the Titans. Some reviews even urged that the five-time champions might appoint him as captain over veteran Rohit Sharma.
It was anticipated to be an all-cash commerce with Mumbai however ultimately, Pandya and the Titans appear to have discovered a manner out to proceed their journey collectively, no less than for now.
In the meantime, the Mumbai-based franchise confirmed that ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma will stay its captain for IPL 2024, however launched England pacer Jofra Archer, who remains to be recuperating from an elbow surgical procedure.
Checklist of Retained and Launched gamers
Mumbai Indians [Retained]: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Dewald Brevis, SKY, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Cam Inexperienced, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd (commerce).
[Released]: Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier.
Gujarat Titans [Retained]: Hardik Pandya (Captain), David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, 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]: Yash Dayal, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka.
