Harshal Patel is getting traded from Sunrisers Hyderabad to Gujarat Titans in an all-cash trade as per recent reports. Sunrisers Hyderabad have agreed to move the two-time IPL Purple Cap winner to GT for ₹4 crore ahead of the 2027 season. The deal is pure cash while no player comes the other way and the amount will be deducted from Gujarat Titans’ auction purse. It is exactly half of the ₹8 crore SRH spent on him at the 2025 mega auction.
For Harshal, this is a homecoming. Born in Ahmedabad, he shifted base to Gujarat a few years ago to play domestic cricket. He will finally get a chance to represent his state’s IPL franchise after stints with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and the last two seasons with SRH. Once the paperwork is cleared before the 17 November retention deadline, GT will become his fifth IPL team since debuting in 2012.
Harshal Patel gets fresh start at Gujarat Titans after difficult season with SRH
Harshal Patel’s recent form explains why SRH were willing to move him. In 2025 he delivered solidly with 16 wickets in 13 matches at an economy of 9.80. In 2026 opportunities dried up at Sunrisers Hyderabad. He played only five games, took no wickets, and went at over 10 runs an over as the franchise preferred younger uncapped options. At this stage of his career where he turns 36 later this month, a change of franchise and a clearer role can only help.
Gujarat Titans have tried to get the right arm pacer previously. They went as high as ₹10.5 crore in 2024 before Punjab Kings secured him, and they bid again at the 2025 mega auction before stepping away. Adding an experienced death-over specialist who knows how to use slower balls and cutters strengthens a pace group that already includes Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder. Harshal’s know-how of Indian conditions and big-match temperament remains useful even if his peak years are behind him.
