IPL 2027: Top 3 trade deal rumours ahead of retention deadline
With the IPL 2027 retention deadline set for November 17, 2026, three names are generating serious trade buzz across franchises.
1. Hardik Pandya (MI to PBKS) for Arshdeep Singh and Vishnu Vinod
The biggest trade story circulating ahead of the November 17, 2026 deadline centres on a proposed swap between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. Several reports indicate that PBKS have moved ahead of rivals such as KKR, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants in the race to secure Pandya. Negotiations between the two franchises have advanced considerably, with senior management on both sides understood to have reached broad agreement on the exchange.
Under the proposed arrangement, Pandya would join Punjab Kings while Arshdeep Singh and Vishnu Vinod head in the opposite direction to Mumbai Indians. For Mumbai, landing Arshdeep would provide a significant boost to their pace attack, while Vishnu Vinod, who appeared in four games for MI during IPL 2023, would add wicketkeeping cover.
Pandya has not featured in competitive cricket since IPL 2026, having been sidelined by a series of injuries, the most recent being a shin problem that ruled him out of India A's one-day series against Australia A in Puducherry. However, if the MI–PBKS talks do not materialise, Pandya would not mind another season at MI, possibly under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, ahead of the next mega auction.
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