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Ashwin: MI Must Get Harshit Rana and Rinku Singh for Hardik
Ravichandran Ashwin has advised Mumbai Indians to demand Harshit Rana and Rinku Singh from Kolkata Knight Riders if they trade Hardik Pandya. The 32-year-old MI skipper is at the centre of trade…
The Story in Brief
Ravichandran Ashwin has advised Mumbai Indians to demand Harshit Rana and Rinku Singh from Kolkata Knight Riders if they trade Hardik Pandya. The 32-year-old MI skipper is at the centre of trade rumours involving Chennai Super Kings and KKR ahead of IPL 2027.
CSK are reportedly offering Shivam Dube and a pacer, while KKR are offering Cameron Green. Ashwin warned that Green might prioritise next year's Ashes. MI finished bottom of the table in 2024 and ninth in 2026, while both CSK and KKR have missed the playoffs in the last two seasons.
The Indian Opinion
The Hardik trade saga feeds the narrative that IPL franchises treat players as swap assets. But Ashwin's caution that no single deal makes a team invincible is worth heeding. The real test is whether MI can extract both Rana and Rinku from KKR, or if the market will inflate Hardik's price beyond sense.
Sources (2): sports.ndtv.com, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
