How much money has Hardik Pandya milked in his 8-year-long IPL career?
A look at how much ace Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has earned in his eight-year-old Indian Premier League career which began in 2015.
- SportFit
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In a massive full cash deal of INR 15 crore, Indian all-rounder and IPL franchise Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has made a homecoming and now will represent Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. MI was the franchise which gave Hardik his first break and also an opportunity to showcase his talent on the world stage. Since then, life has been a fairytale for Hardik Pandya as he is one the best all-rounders in international cricket and has won the Indian team many games at his own will.
3 things you need to know
- Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title in the debut season
- Hardik also led Titans to the final of the IPL 2023 but lost against Chennai Super Kings
- Pandya is also expected to lead Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024
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How much money has Hardik Pandya earned in eight years of IPL career?
Hardik Pandya was picked by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2015 auction on his base price of INR 10 lakh. While Hardik finished a few games for MI but was not able to leave much impact with his performance. However, his performance earned him an India call-up in January 2016. The right-handed all-rounder showed his real caliber in the IPL 2017, wherein he scored 256 runs at a strike rate of 156.25.
His powerful performance forced Mumbai Indians to retain him for a whopping price of INR 11 crore just before the IPL 2018 mega auction. Hardik continued his brilliant performance in IPL 2018 and 2019. Pandya scored 662 runs and bagged 32 wickets in both seasons.
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Hardik's six-year-old stint came to an end with Mumbai Indians just ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction and he was released by the franchise. Pandya was picked up by the newly added Gujarat Titans for INR 15 crore and was also asked to lead the team. Pandya had a dream debut season for the Titans and led them to the title wherein were runner-ups in 2023. In his 8-year-long career, Hardik has earned INR 74.3 crore or $8.9 million approx only from salaries.
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A brief look at Hardik Pandya's IPL salary every year:
- IPL 2015: INR 10 lakh
- IPL 2016: INR 10 lakh
- IPL 2017: INR 10 lakh
- IPL 2018: INR 11 crore
- IPL 2019: INR 11 crore
- IPL 2020: INR 11 crore
- IPL 2021: INR 11 crore
- IPL 2022: INR 15 crore
- IPL 2023: INR 15 crore
Will Hardik Pandya lead Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024?
Rohit Sharma has a major role in the success of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and has led them to five titles. With Rohit being 36 years old, he is probably in the end of his career and there is no big name in MI apart from him who can be his successor. As Pandya is eyed as Rohit's replacement as captain in Team India, the same thing might happen in MI for the IPL 2024. However, Sharma is still at his best and shall not be replaced as captain in the 17th edition of the cash-rich league.