Star LSG player traded to Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2024 auction

West Indies pacer Romario Shepherd has been traded to Mumbai Indians (MI) from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) trading window ahead of the IPL 2024 auction.

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We have acquired the services of West Indian All Rounder ℝ𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕠 𝕊𝕙𝕖𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕕 following a successful trade with LSG.#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MumbaiMeriJaan #IPL pic.twitter.com/6jEDhQt8lp

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 3, 2023

Shepherd, who has played 4 IPL matches, representing LSG and Sunrisers Hyderabad, was traded to MI for INR 50 Lakh.

Notably, franchises have until November 26 to submit the lists of players they are planning to retain and release, after which the auction pool will be finalised.

While the official date for the auction is yet to be announced, it is reported that the IPL 2024 auction will take place on December 19 in Dubai. It will be the first time the auction will be held overseas.

Each team will have a purse of INR 100 crore to build their squad for the 2024 season.

Punjab Kings have the largest purse at present – INR 12.20 crore, while Mumbai Indians have the smallest at INR 0.05 crore.

Remaining purse of each team (at present)

Punjab Kings (PBKS): 12.20 crore

Mumbai Indians (MI): 0.05 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): 6.55 crore

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): 1.75 crore

Rajasthan Royals (RR): 3.35 crore

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): 1.5 crore

Gujarat Titans (GT): 4.45 crore

Delhi Capitals (DC): 4.45 crore

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): 3.55 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): 1.65 crore

Mumbai Indians IPL 2023 Squad: Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal, Chris Jordan, Romario Shepherd

Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2023 Squad: KL Rahul, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen ul Haq, Yudhvir Charak