A video clip has gone viral on social media in which Ravichandran Ashwin can be seen claiming that the Mumbai Indians have secured Shardul Thakur from the Lucknow Super Giants via player trade. This left many on social media shocked as no such reports were doing the rounds, and neither the franchises have made any comment about the same. However, when we explicitly checked the same on Ashwin's Youtube channel - Ash ki Baat - there was no such claim made by the cricketer.
The video titled - IPL Big Releases | Ash on Jaddu: A Bonafide CSK Legend & Irreplaceable Asset - was published today around 2-3 PM. Ashwin discussed the possibility of teams releasing certain players, including Deepak Chahar and also opened up on Mumbai Indians. However, at no point he spoke about Shardul Thakur's trade from LSG to MI inside the video.
Here's the actual video on Youtube (from 13:50)
Here's the video clip that has gone viral on social media
However, some of the fans have commented on Ashwin's YouTube video that the Shardul Thakur trade part has been deleted.
Even as Ashwin's video clip has gone viral, a Cricbuzz report has revealed that the Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants are in talks over a player exchange (not exactly a trade). The two franchises are reportedly engaged in discussion over Shardul Thakur and Arjun Tendulkar. The announcement is likely to be made official in the next couple of days when the franchises
Shardul Thakur's performance for LSG in IPL 2025
Shardul Thakur went unsold in the IPL auction but later joined Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement for Mohsin Khan. After a bright start to the season, his performance tapered off slowly as Thakur ended IPL 2025 with 13 wickets in 10 matches at an economy of 11.02 with a four-wicket haul to his credit.
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