The deal between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings was made official on Wednesday. Former India batter Subramaniam Badrinath , who represented Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League between 2008 and 2013, has shared his opinions on the Hardik Pandya -Arshdeep Singh trade. Flamboyant all-rounder Hardik moved to PBKS from MI at an increased fee of Rs 18 crore, while the Punjab-based franchise traded pacer Arshdeep for him, completing the biggest and most high-profile player exchange in IPL history. Pandya’s existing fee was Rs 16.35 crore. Arshdeep, on the other hand, moved to Mumbai at an unchanged price tag of Rs 18 crore.
He won’t be captain. He might not be able to do that now and won’t have a say. We all know that he won’t be captain.
“For Hardik Pandya, he is probably not in a great win-win situation. There were talks that he would only move if he was offered captaincy. Punjab will definitely retain him. So he will be retained in that price bracket. If he went to auction, he could go for more. So he will lose out there. So, it is a good trade for MI, a good trade for PBKS, a good trade for Arshdeep, but for Hardik, it is an OK trade, not so super. “Hardik Pandya is the biggest all-rounder in the world for Punjab Kings. The only thing is that he will play under Shreyas as captain. But a super buy. An all-rounder. He has experience. A good hitter down the order. Arshdeep is probably among the best death bowlers in India right now. I think it is a big positive for Mumbai Indians, as he is a left-armer, bowls well, is at his peak and is playing for the Indian team.
Across 162 IPL matches, Hardik has scored 2,955 runs at a strike rate of 146.28 and claimed 82 wickets, underlining his value as a proven match-winner.
That’s my opinion,” Badrinath said in a video on his YouTube channel, as quoted by Sportskeeda . So it is a win-win for both teams,” he said.
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