‘Kon is team ke decision le raha hai’ – Fans unhappy as Royal Challengers Bangalore trades Shahbaz Ahmed to Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2024
India and Bengal spin-bowling all-rounder, Shahbaz Ahmed has reportedly been traded by Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL 2024 player auction. The all-rounder made his debut for the three-time finalists, RCB in 2020. Three years back, Ahmed played only two games for the team. However, since the 2021 season, the Bengal player has been a regular for the team.
Meanwhile, after 39 games, 321 runs, and 14 wickets, the India player has been traded to the 2016 winners, SRH. In exchange, the Royal Challengers have acquired the services of Mayank Dagar. The Delhi player made his debut during the 2023 season for the Orange Army and played a few games. The official announcement will be made on either Saturday (November 25) or Sunday (November 26) as reported by Cricbuzz.
On the other hand, the speculation of Hardik Pandya’s potential release by the Gujarat Titans has left the fans baffled. Apparently, as reported by ESPNcricinfo, the 2022 winners are likely to trade their current skipper with his previous team, Mumbai Indians. After all, the five-time winners are looking for a replacement for Jofra Archer, who didn’t play much and remained injured for most of the season.
Apart from this, the Blue Brigade has reportedly been offering 15 crores for the trade (all in cash). If this is official, it will be the biggest trade in the history of the tournament. However, it is quite unlikely that the franchise will give away their skipper. Also, Pandya reportedly wanted to become the skipper of the MI before being released in 2021.
Also, the camaraderie he has set with head coach Ashish Nehra in the last couple of seasons, the franchise would like Pandya to leave.
This is how Twitter reacted
2022 me star tha ye ek season theek nehi geya aur trade kar dia . Such a clown Franchise
— Sohel. (@SohelVkf) November 25, 2023
RCB never fails to disappoint their fans 😂😂
— *Roe Joot 😎🇮🇳* (@ImGani22) November 25, 2023
Another wrong decision I guess … Seriously who takes all these decisions.He used to finish many matches one year back and you are not even retaining him.RCB never gonna win the IPL..He is an all rounder and that is also indian pic.twitter.com/6HnBHfNQTp
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) November 25, 2023
Shahbaz was good player
Still remember his spell against SRH— Pranav Singh (@ImPranav7306) November 25, 2023
Any confirmation on this?
Kindly update… pic.twitter.com/FjAD5ejJbB— King Kohli’s Fan (@ViratFan100) November 25, 2023
Great decision for fans 😊✌️ pic.twitter.com/ymZbj80zP4
— 💪🎭..Rai ji..💪🎭 (@Vinod_r108) November 25, 2023
Bro looks like virat kohli pic.twitter.com/D4Ry1jHQMD
— shreyas iyer (parody) (@shreyas_iyerkkr) November 25, 2023
Career ending move. Feel bad for this talented guy
— Archer (@poserarcher) November 25, 2023
Shabaz is good player, why RCB traded him
— Kirkett (@bhaskar_sanu08) November 25, 2023
RCB madarch0d.
He was literally Star Boy.
Nowis Mayank Dagar BTW?
— #ForeverVirat (@HailKingKohli) November 25, 2023
Lol 😂 now Shahbaz Ahmed will play good
— Yamraj (@yamrajhuu) November 25, 2023
