Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin A day after he accidentally announced the trade of all-rounder Shardul Thakur to Mumbai Indians, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday urged people to upload videos “with care”.“Trading is subject to rumor risk. Upload any videos related to trading with caution!” Ashwin said va contribution to X while reacting to a clip of a viral video from Mumbai Indians on their official X handle with the caption: “News confirmed by Ravichandran Romano last afternoon – Yes we have secured the signing of Shardul Thakur from LSG!”
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It is worth noting that the official confirmation of Shardul Thakur’s trade from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) was confirmed by Mumbai Indians only on Thursday and he is all set to represent MI in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. However, in what was possible, Ashwin revealed on his YouTube channel on Wednesday that the all-rounder LSG has been swapped for MI. Ashwin said: “I don’t see any relaxation from MI. Will they try to secure a replacement for Deepak Chahar who is a bit injury prone? They secured Shardul Thakur as a trade from LSG. That’s done.”The video clip was removed from his channel but went viral on social media.Shardul Thakur went unsold in last year’s IPL auction in Jeddah but later joined Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement for Mohsin Khan at his base price of Rs 2 crore. He took 13 wickets in 10 matches in IPL 2025, including four wickets, and finished with an economy of 11.02. Mumbai Indians will become the seventh IPL franchise to be represented by Shardul. He previously played for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, where he had a five-year stint.
