IPL 2018: Krunal Pandya Shares his Excitement on Being Bought back by Mumbai Indians
Published - 12 Feb 2018, 04:56 PM | Updated - 22 Aug 2024, 11:48 PM
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Last month’s IPL auction had some surprising picks, as some players were bought for an unexpectedly high price by the franchises.
One of them being Krunal Pandya, who had played for Mumbai Indians in the previous two editions of the cash-rich league.
Pandya was instrumental in the final of the 2017 edition where he scored a 47 not out and guided his team to victory and win their third title.
Krunal Pandya was bought for a huge amount of 8.8 crores by Mumbai Indians making him the highest paid uncapped player and an increment of 22 times of his base price.
The left-handed all-rounder has played 25 matches for the Mumbai Indians and has scored 480 runs and picked up 16 wickets. Krunal Pandya’s 2017 season was instrumental for him as well as the team as he scored 243 runs and picked up ten wickets.
Talking about the moment when Mumbai Pandya bought him, he said,
“I was nervous on 27th because I knew my name would come up on the auction day, but I was excited as well. So, on that day, since 9:30 am, I started watching the auction. Till my name came up, it was around 4 pm and I was quite excited to know that I will get to play for Mumbai Indians.”
Krunal said he was confident that his favourite franchise would buy him,
“I was quite confident that Mumbai Indians will pick me. I wanted to play for MI since I started my journey here itself. I’ve said this previously that Mumbai Indians is my dream team, my favourite team, even when I was not playing in the IPL. So, for me, playing for Mumbai Indians means a lot. There are so many things Mumbai Indians has given me and taught me as a player.”
Krunal will join his brother Hardik Pandya who was earlier retained by the franchise.
Both the brothers rose to fame in the IPL while playing for Mumbai Indians.
Krunal said Hardik was over the moon when Mumbai bought him,
“He was happy to know this. He was happy that we, both brothers would be playing in the same team. Eventually, it will help us and the team as well because we know each other very well and we have played cricket together since our childhood days. So, it’s good for the team, and it’s good for us as well.”
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