Hardik Pandya ready to lead Ahmedabad franchise, BCCI gives letter of intent to the franchise

New Delhi : Jan 10 (PTI) The CVC-owned Ahmedabad franchise will appoint senior Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the captain for its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) season, for which it has got approval from the BCCI (Cricket Board of India).

The company that bought the Ahmedabad IPL team for Rs 5625 crore had to wait a long time for a letter of intent from the BCCI as it required a legal probe.

The delay in getting approval was due to CVC investing in a betting firm in Europe. And although it does not have any such operations in India where betting is illegal. The country’s cricket board wanted to be sure of the legal implications before doing so. Was.

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Hardik Pandya has been chosen over the captain of the franchise

A senior IPL source told PTI on condition of anonymity, “Yes, the Ahmedabad franchise has received the letter of intent. Although they have been preparing for some time now because it is a big process. As far as we know, Hardik Pandya has been chosen over the captain of the franchise. ,

The two new franchises (Lucknow other franchises) have the right to choose three players. Ttwo Indian and one foreignfrom the pool of players available before the auction as per the ‘draft pick’.

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Hardik was a definite choice both as captain and as a premier player

“Hardik Pandya was a definite choice both as captain and as a premier player. Based on his local affiliations and his stellar performances in the IPL for so long for Mumbai Indians,” the source said. ,

“The franchise has also finalized contracts with Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan. And wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan as the second and third ‘picks’ from the draft. If there is no change at the last moment, then it has been decided by now. ,

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The Ahmedabad-based franchise has already appointed Ashish Nehra as its head coach, Vikram Solanki as director of cricket and Gary Kirsten as its team mentor.

This year’s tournament will be a sort of comeback tournament for Hardik Pandya, who has been out of action after the completion of the ICC T20 World Cup. In the T20 World Cup, India were knocked out in the league stage.