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Mumbai Indians Bid Emotional Farewell To Hardik Pandya After Arshdeep Singh Trade

Aakash Saini

Hardik Pandya and Mumbai Indians part ways with each other [Source: AFP]Hardik Pandya and Mumbai Indians part ways with each other [Source: AFP]

The Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings franchises have finalised their high-profile trade between Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh. With Pandya now set to join the Punjab Kings group for IPL 2027, the Mumbai Indians franchise has bid an emotional farewell to its outbound captain and legendary all-rounder. 

On November 11, the Mumbai Indians franchise took to its official social media handle and shared a fitting tribute for the 33-year-old.

Mumbai Indians part ways with Hardik Pandya with an emotional farewell

Shortly after the IPL finalised the high-profile trade, the Mumbai Indians franchise took to its official social media handles to share an emotional tribute and a farewell note for outbound Hardik Pandya.

In a near minute-long video, Mumbai Indians reminisced about some of Pandya’s best memories with the franchise, both from on and off the field. A livewire inside the cricket stadium, the seasoned all-rounder was also seemingly known for his infectious energy and ability to lift the spirits of his teammates.

With this blockbuster trade, Hardik Pandya will now join the Punjab Kings franchise ahead of the IPL 2027 season. As per reports, Shreyas Iyer will continue to lead the side, despite Pandya reportedly making the captaincy role his primary condition for joining CSK before those negotiations fell through.

Hardik Pandya's journey with Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya has played 10 IPL seasons in two different stints for the Mumbai Indians. Since his debut in 2015 up until his first exit in 2021, the legendary all-rounder lifted four IPL titles with the franchise and was a key member in three of those wins.

After guiding Gujarat Titans to a trophy and runners-up finish in 2022 and 2023 respectively, the cricketer was brought back into the Mumbai Indians set-up, this time as captain in the 2024 edition of the tournament.

However, replacing Rohit Sharma as the new MI skipper, the seasoned pro failed to replicate his Gujarat Titans success with the franchise. In the 39 matches he led the Mumbai Indians spanning three different seasons, the team managed to secure just 15 wins at the expense of 24 defeats, which included first-round exits in 2024 and 2026.

As a player, Pandya has aggregated 2,122 runs for the Mumbai Indians in 120 IPL innings at an explosive strike rate of 152 and with an average of 25.26. With the ball, he nabbed 71 wickets in 95 innings at a bowling average of 32.40.

As of now, he stands as Mumbai Indians’ seventh most successful batter of all time, in terms of runs scored, as well as their sixth-best bowler in history, thus justifying his status as one of the greatest all-rounders of the league.