In a massive development, the five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Mumbai Indians (MI), have traded in the star pace-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur from the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
The rumors of this trade have been going around for a while, and on Thursday, November 13, it was officially announced by the Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council that the Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur would be joining the Mumbai Indians (MI).
Shardul Thakur traded to the Mumbai Indians from the Lucknow Super Giants
In an official statement released by the IPL governing council, it was mentioned that Shardul Thakur has been traded to MI from LSG for INR 2 crore.
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“Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder, Shardul Thakur is all set to represent Mumbai Indians, following a trade between the two franchises. The Mumbai based all-rounder was picked up by the Lucknow Super Giants for INR 2 crore as an injury replacement for the 18th edition of the league, wherein he featured in 10 games.
“Shardul has been a utility player for franchises he has represented, putting in clutch performances time and again.The all-rounder has been traded to Mumbai Indians for his existing player fee of INR 2 crore,” the statement read.
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Shardul Thakur creates a unique record
After being traded from the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to the Mumbai Indians (MI), Shardul Thakur has created a unique record, as this was his third trade in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
In 2017, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) traded Shardul Thakur to the Rising Pune Supergiant, and in the 2023 season, the Delhi Capitals (DC) traded him to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an all-cash deal.
Thakur had last year represented the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) after being unsold in the auction as the Sanjiv Goenka-owned franchise included him in the line-up as a replacement for Mohsin Khan.
Overall, he has played 105 matches in his Indian Premier League (IPL) career and has bagged 107 wickets while scoring 325 runs with the bat. He will be looking forward to improving his stats when he joins the Mumbai Indians (MI), a franchise with whom he was in 2010–12 as a support bowler.
Arjun Tendulkar to join the Lucknow Super Giants
In another groundbreaking trade, the Mumbai Indians (MI) have decided to trade the pace-bowling all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), according to a report in ESPNCricinfo.
The son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun, has been part of the Mumbai Indians (MI) since 2021 and made his debut for the franchise in the 2023 edition of the competition.
He was bought by MI for INR 30 lakh last year, and has been traded to LSG with the hope that he could possibly get more playing opportunities. Overall, he has played five IPL games and bagged three wickets.
