The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Wednesday, November 11, announced Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya’s trade to Punjab Kings (PBKS), while Arshdeep Singh joins MI for the upcoming IPL 2027 season.
According to the official statement from the Indian Premier League (IPL), Pandya will join PBKS at a fee of ₹18 crore, up from his existing fee of ₹16.35 crore, while Arshdeep will join MI at his existing fee of ₹18 crore.
“Pandya’s trade brings the curtain down on his second stint with MI, a franchise with which he won four IPL titles. Having first joined MI in 2015, Pandya developed into one of the league’s most impactful all-rounders, contributing with both bat and ball during the team’s title-winning campaigns in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020,” an IPL official statement said.
“After seven seasons with Mumbai, Pandya moved to Gujarat Titans (GT) ahead of IPL 2022 and made an immediate impact as captain, leading the franchise to the title in its debut season. GT also reached the final in 2023 before Pandya returned to MI in 2024 and took over the captaincy. Across 162 IPL matches, he has scored 2,955 runs at a strike rate of 146.28 and claimed 82 wickets, underlining his value as a proven match-winner,” the statement added.
“Arshdeep, meanwhile, moves to MI after eight seasons with PBKS, the franchise where he made his IPL debut in 2019 and established himself as one of the competition’s leading left-arm fast bowlers. With 111 wickets in 96 IPL matches, he is PBKS’ all-time leading wicket-taker,” the statement read.
In the IPL 2026 season, Hardik could score 206 runs and scalp four wickets in 10 matches. On the other hand, Arshdeep could pick up only 14 wickets in as many games.
