Mumbai Indians thank Hardik Pandya Goodbye with an emotional video!

Another sensational trade in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has taken place. Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya has been transferred to Punjab Kings (PBKS). Punjab pacer Arshdeep Singh has joined the Mumbai Indians squad as part of this huge deal. The franchise took this crucial decision after the disappointing performance of Mumbai under Hardik's captaincy. With this transfer, Hardik ended the second innings against Mumbai Indians.

On this occasion, Hardik Pandya was given an emotional send-off by the Mumbai Indians franchise. She has made special posts on the social media platform 'X'. "Thank you Hardik for playing for the team with so much love and pride. We wish you success in your future journey." In another post, she shared an emotional video thanking the team for being a part of the hardships.

Hardik, who made his debut for Mumbai Indians in 2015, has played a key role in the team winning the title four times (2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020). He has become a star all-rounder with bat and ball. However, he played for Gujarat Titans for two years and returned to Mumbai in 2024. He replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain.

However, Hardik's second journey as captain was not as successful as expected. Mumbai have failed to qualify for the playoffs twice in the last three seasons. Hardik has not been able to perform well individually during this period. He scored only 647 runs and took only 35 wickets. It was because of this poor performance that the franchise decided to let him go.

Hardik was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 18 crore. Last season's salary was Rs 16.35 crore, which has now gone up even further. Hardik has played 162 matches in his IPL career so far, scoring 2,955 runs at a strike rate of 146.28 and taking 82 wickets. Having ended a long association with Mumbai, Hardik will now begin a new journey for Punjab Kings.