IPL 2024: Three possible new captains for Gujarat Titans if Hardik Pandya returns to Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians are able to bring back Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans, it will be considered the biggest trade in IPL history.
The deadline for retention and trading players by the teams is November 26, 2023. The auction of the tournament that will be played next year is on December 19 in Dubai.
Pandya's stint with Gujarat Titans
Hardik Pandya was first picked by Mumbai Indians for the first time by Mumbai Indians. He played with a Mumbai-based franchise for seven years before he was dropped in 2022.
Later, he was picked by Gujarat Titans where he led the team as the captain of the new team.
He has led a successful campaign with Titans in IPL tournaments for the last two years.
He was able to help the team win the title back in 2022.
In 2023, while Titans lost to Chennai Super Kings, he was able to get the team in finals again.
Possible Captains if Pandya leaves:
Kane Williamson: Captain of New Zealand, Williamson is one of the most trusted candidates to be captain of Gujarat Titans if Pandya leaves the team for Mumbai Indians. Owing to his injury back in 2023, he missed the tournament and head back to New Zealand.
Kane Williamson was bought by GT in the IPL 2023 auction last year for Rs 2 crore.
He represented Sunrisers Hyderabad since his IPL debut from his debut year in 2015 to 2022.
In his IPL career, he has scored 2,101 runs in 77 matches at an average of 36.22. He has scored eighteen fifties in his career, with the best score of 89.
Shubhman Gill: Considered the 'prince of Indian Cricket,' Shubman Gill who hails from Punjab, became the first player to complete 2,000 international runs in this calendar year.
He made his debut in IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
