The Indian Premier League (IPL) teams are in a hustle as the trade window operations are in full swing.
A trade deal refers to the exchange of players between two franchises. During a specific period known as the trade window, franchises can swap players or conduct cash deals.
This allows teams to restructure their squads by acquiring or releasing players based on their strategic requirements and team dynamics.
The IPL trade window is a crucial phase where teams make decisions to enhance their team composition before the upcoming season. The traded players may be involved in a one-to-one exchange or as part of a multi-player or cash deal, as determined by the franchises and the league's governing council.
On Sunday, two of the biggest trade deals in the history of IPL took place as RCB signed Cameron Green from MI paying INR 17.5 crore cash while Pandya rejoined MI for which the franchisee paid INR 15 crores to GT.
TSN takes a look at some of the biggest trade deals in IPL history.
What are the biggest trade deals in IPL history?
1) Cameron Green to RCB for INR 17.5 croer
In order to sign back Hardik Pandya from GT, MI had to get rid off one of their big budget players and they managed to do so as Cameron Green joined RCB and in return, the Mukesh Ambani-owned franchisee got INR 17.5 crores in cash.
2) Hardik Pandya to MI for INR 15 crores
Once RCB agreed to pay INR 17.5 crores to sign Cameron Green, MI got the green signal and paid INR 15 crore to re-sign Pandya from GT.
3) Shardul Thakur to KKR from DC for INR 10.75 cr
Ahead of the IPL 2023 auction, Shardul Thakur, the Indian pace-bowling all-rounder, was traded from Delhi Capitals (DC) to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping 10.75 crore INR.
This was for the same amount that Thakur was acquired by DC during the 2022 auction.
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4) Shikhar Dhawan back to DC in 3 to 1 player deal
During the IPL 2019 season, Shikhar Dhawan, the explosive opening batsman, returned to Delhi Capitals (DC) from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in exchange for three players - Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Abhishek Sharma.
It turned out to be one of the most fruitful trade deals as Dhawan scored 1695 runs in three seasons for the Capitals.
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5) Quinton de Kock to MI from RCB
Quinton de Kock, the South African wicketkeeper-batsman, moved from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to Mumbai Indians (MI) at his auction price of INR 2.8 crore after a poor run of form.
This was a major coup for Mumbai as he not only kept wickets but scored 1329 runs for them in three years before moving to Lucknow Super Giants.
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