Hardik Pandya has joined Punjab Kings via trade. Photo: AP
\n\nHardik Pandya will don the Punjab Kings (PBKS) jersey for the first time in his career in IPL 2027. The star all-rounder has left Mumbai Indians (MI) and joined PBKS for Rs 18 crore before the IPL 2027 mini-auction. Pandya was also rumoured to join Chennai Super Kings (CSK), but it didn't happen. Following the official announcement regarding Pandya's trade, Subramaniam Badrinath has revealed the reason why CSK couldn't sign him. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Badrinath said that CSK didn't have good enough players to offer to MI in return.
\n\n"CSK fans will be very disappointed. We spoke a lot about how brilliant it would be if Hardik came to CSK. But we know why it did not happen. They did not have good enough players to offer in return. You have to give something to get something. That is the only reason," he said.
\n\nPBKS traded Arshdeep Singh to MI in exchange for Pandya. Arshdeep is PBKS' homegrown player. He joined the Punjab-based franchise in the IPL 2019 mini-auction and was retained ahead of the IPL 2022 mega-auction.
\n\nPBKS released him before the IPL 2025 mega-auction. They used…
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