In a major setback to Mumbai fans, the Baroda lad Hardik Pandya has expressed his desire to quit Mumbai Indians team of professional Twenty20 cricket league of India, Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 23-years-old player has shown some tremendous increase in his cricket graph from past some time and impressed in all the three formats of gentleman's game.
"Hardik wants to be at the auction and the rule says that if he isn't ready to play for Mumbai Indians, he can certainly be at the auction," a top board official was quoted as saying by The Times of India on Friday.
It is additionally demonstrated that Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore could likewise swoop in for the all-rounder's services.
"Pandya could be the next big thing in the IPL if he is at the auction. After all, the teams will retain big India players like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma," added the report.