Hot on the heels of Jayant Yadav's departure comes another high-profile move away from Haryana , with India seamer Harshal Patel signing with Gujarat for the 2025-26 domestic season.
Having completed all formalities, Harshal will be available for Gujarat's pre-season preparations, which kick off with a tri-series later this month that also features the other two teams from the state, Baroda and Saurashtra.
Harshal's return to Gujarat completes a circle. He was born there, and made his List A debut for the side in 2008-09 following an impressive Under-19 season. However, he made the switch to Haryana soon after returning from the Under-19 World Cup in 2010, when he was unable to make further inroads in Gujarat.
He eventually made his first-class debut, for Haryana, in 2011-12 and