IPL Trade: Chennai Super Kings does not need Hardik Pandya? CSK said everything clearly

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Indian team’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is away from cricket action due to injury. He could not even go on the England tour with the team. But despite all this, he is constantly in the news. Recently a report came that he has shifted from Mumbai to Bangalore. Now the latest news is regarding his IPL future, in which it is being claimed that the league teams are trying to trade him, including 5-time champion Chennai Super Kings. CSK has poured cold water on this news which spread like wildfire and has rejected any such discussion.

Competition among 7 teams for Hardik

After failing for 3 consecutive seasons as captain of Mumbai Indians hardik pandya Speculations about K’s separation from the franchise are very strong. It is definitely believed that Hardik will be a part of a new team in the next season. But which team that will be, it is not clear at the moment. The hustle and bustle has intensified since the opening of the IPL trading window. In such a report, it was claimed that there is a tussle between 7 teams regarding Hardik, in which Chennai and former champion Kolkata Knight Riders are leading the race.

What did CSK say on Hardik’s trade?

But just a few hours after this report came out, all the claims were rejected by Chennai Super Kings. In a statement issued by the franchise CEO Kashi Vishwanathan, it has been said that CSK has not discussed anything regarding Hardik Pandya and at present the team has no such plans. Vishwanathan also said, “CSK has not yet reviewed its IPL season and all this will be done only after the MLC season is over. We have not talked to anyone and whatever is being said about Hardik and CSK is not true.”

Is CSK really not interested?

Now CSK has officially refused to discuss this trade at present. But generally in any such deal, until 100 percent of the issues are settled, the teams publicly deny it. Anyway, the trading window will remain open till a week before the IPL auction. The auction usually takes place in November or December but at present BCCI has not taken any decision regarding the date. In such a situation, a lot can change in the next 4-5 months.

Sumit Sundriyal

Presently I am working as Assistant News Editor (Sports) in TV9 Hindi (Sports 9). Reaching here started from 2009, when I took admission in Mass Media Honors Course (2009-12) at Jamia Millia Islamia. Then in 2013, he completed Post-Graduation Diploma in Hindi Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication. It was from here in 2013 that he entered professional journalism for the first time and first made a place in News 18 India TV channel. Before taking entry in digital journalism, he spent about 6 years in the TV industry, where he worked on the assignment desk. While at the assignment desk, gathering information is the most important task and it is the responsibility to check every aspect of that news and take it forward. Did the same thing while working at News 18 India. After this, the fascination with sports and sports news turned towards digital journalism and a new journey began. It started during IPL 2019, when Quint joined Hindi. After writing sports news with Quint for a year, he joined TV9 Hindi to achieve a new position in this work. For the last 3 years, I have been bringing every small, big, serious and funny sports news to you here and am constantly trying to present it in a better way.

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