IPL 2024 Auction: Hardik Pandya retained by Gujarat Titans, no trade deal with Mumbai Indians for now

Hardik Pandya was retained by Gujarat Titans on Sunday as IPL teams finalised their list of players ahead of the mini-auction for the 2024 edition which is to take place on 19 December in Dubai. Pandya was expected to join his former franchise Mumbai Indians after the same was reported by almost all major media houses. IPL 2024 LIVE: Retained and released players In fact, a few reports also suggested that Pandya could be made the new MI captain. However, on Sunday, Gujarat Titans sprung a surprise and announced that Pandya has been retained. IPL 2024 Auction: Full list of released and retained players This doesn’t mean Pandya cannot move to Mumbai ahead of the 2024 season. The trading window will be open until seven days prior to the player auction. Which means Pandya can still join his former team. Pandya, who joined the MI family in 2015, stayed with the franchise till 2021 and won four IPL titles. He was released ahead of the mega auction in 2022 after which he joined Gujarat Titans. The all-rounder led GT to a maiden IPL title in their first season.