Arshdeep Singh Joins Mumbai Indians From Punjab Kings in Swap for Hardik Pandya Ahead of IPL 2027
Mumbai Indians have signed left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh from Punjab Kings in a player swap ahead of IPL 2027. The IPL confirmed the trade on Wednesday, November 11. All-rounder Hardik Pandya goes the other way, from Mumbai to Punjab.
Both players move for ₹18 crore. Arshdeep joins Mumbai at his existing fee. Hardik joins Punjab at ₹18 crore, up from his earlier fee of ₹16.35 crore. Hardik had captained Mumbai since 2024. Cricinfo reported last week that both franchises had asked the IPL to approve the deal.
The move ends a long stay for Arshdeep at Punjab. He had played for the franchise since his IPL debut in 2019, across eight seasons. He is the highest wicket-taker in Punjab's IPL history, and he has 111 wickets in 96 IPL matches, all for Punjab. At the 2025 auction, Punjab kept him for ₹18 crore using the Right to Match card, which made him the highest-paid pace bowler of that auction.
Mumbai are getting India's leading wicket-taker in men's T20Is. Arshdeep went past Yuzvendra Chahal's tally of 96 at Eden Gardens in January 2025. In September 2025, he became the first Indian to take 100 T20I wickets, in an Asia Cup game against Oman. According to SportsAdda, he now has 151 wickets in 104 T20Is. That is 25 more than any other Indian bowler. Jasprit Bumrah is next on 126.
Arshdeep was also part of the Indian teams that won the 2024 and 2026 T20 World Cups. He was the joint-highest wicket-taker at the 2024 tournament.
At Mumbai, he will bowl alongside Jasprit Bumrah. The pairing gives the five-time champions a left-arm option next to their main fast bowler. His father, Darshan Singh, said the family was surprised by the news, and that leaving Punjab was an emotional moment. He added that they are happy that Arshdeep will play with Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav.
The trade comes before the IPL 2027 mini-auction, which will be held in Goa in December. Mumbai now have a new-ball and death-overs option in hand before it begins.