New Delhi, November 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
India fast bowler Harshal Patel is likely to join Gujarat Titans (GT) from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) through a trade deal ahead of the November 17 deadline for IPL 2027 retentions.
According to a report by ESPNcricinfo on Saturday, the two franchises have agreed on a cash-only deal worth Rs 4 crore. The amount will be deducted from Gujarat Titans’ auction purse, which is half of the Rs 8 crore SRH spent to acquire Patel at the 2025 IPL mega auction.
Gujarat Titans have pursued Patel in previous auctions as well. They bid for him in 2024 but withdrew at Rs 10.5 crore, before Punjab Kings secured his services for Rs 11.75 crore. GT returned to the bidding in 2025 but stepped aside when the price reached Rs 6.5 crore.
The proposed move would also take Patel back to his home state. The right-arm pacer hails from Ahmedabad and returned to represent Gujarat in domestic cricket from the 2025-26 season.
At Gujarat Titans, who won the IPL title in 2022, Patel would join Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Jason Holder and Ashok Sharma in the pace-bowling department.
Patel took 16 wickets in 13 matches during IPL 2025. However, he played only five matches in the last season, failed to take a wicket and conceded runs at an economy rate of 10.82. SRH instead relied on uncapped Indian pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain to lead their fast-bowling attack.
The 35-year-old has represented India in 25 T20 Internationals, taking 29 wickets. He has also won two IPL Purple Caps — with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2021, when he claimed 32 wickets, and with Punjab Kings in 2024, when he took 24 wickets.
If the trade goes through, Gujarat Titans will become Patel’s fifth IPL franchise. He has previously represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals since making his IPL debut in 2012.
Across 124 IPL matches, Patel has taken 151 wickets at an average of 24.68 and an economy rate of 8.92, with best bowling figures of 5/27.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad had brought in left-arm pacer T Natarajan from Delhi Capitals before acquiring Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis from Chennai Super Kings in a four-player exchange.
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