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Harshal Patel traded to Gujarat Titans for Rs 4 crore
The Story in Brief
Sunrisers Hyderabad have agreed to trade two-time IPL Purple Cap winner Harshal Patel to Gujarat Titans in an all-cash deal worth Rs 4 crore, according to multiple reports. The move is expected to be completed before the retention deadline of 17 November 2026. SRH had bought Harshal for Rs 8 crore at the 2025 mega auction, meaning GT will acquire him at half that amount.
Harshal, who turns 36 later this month, is from Ahmedabad and represented Gujarat in domestic cricket. He will become the fifth IPL franchise of his career. GT have pursued him at previous auctions, bidding up to Rs 10.5 crore in 2024 and Rs 6.5 crore in 2025. The franchise's pace attack already includes Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder.
Harshal claimed 16 wickets in 13 matches for SRH in IPL 2025 but played only five matches in IPL 2026 and took no wickets while conceding at 10.82 runs per over. He won the Purple Cap in IPL 2021 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (32 wickets) and IPL 2024 with Punjab Kings (24 wickets). SRH have also acquired T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis in the trade window.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Crictracker, India Today, NDTV, The Hindu and Rediff all report the trade as a done deal, with no outlet challenging the Rs 4 crore figure or the 17 November retention deadline. India Today adds that Harshal's reduced role in IPL 2026 was because SRH preferred uncapped pacers Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge, while The Hindu says SRH deemed him surplus after adding Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis. The uniform coverage is straight reporting: every source treats the deal as a straightforward trade and a homecoming for the Ahmedabad-born bowler. The only open point is whether GT will make further moves before the 17 November deadline, which The Hindu flags as a possibility.
Coverage: 5 sources, 5 neutral
Sources (5): crictracker.com (neutral report), indiatoday.in (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 14 November 2026: this story now draws on 5 sources.
