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Kolkata
K ight
Ride s
have
added
f esh
fuel
to
the
g owi g
speculatio
a ou d
Ha dik
Pa dya’s
IPL
futu e
afte
featu i g
the
Mumbai
I dia s
captai
i
a
social
media
post.

The
clip,
which
shows
Pa dya
c ossi g
paths
with
KKR
spi e
Va u
Chak ava thy
at
the
BCCI
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce,
has
quickly
caught
the
atte tio
of
fa s.
With
KKR
cu e tly
without
a
co fi med
captai
followi g
Aji kya
Raha e’s
eti eme t,
some
suppo te s
a e
al eady
wo de i g
whethe
the
post
could
be
a
hi t
at
a
pote tial
Pa dya
move.

The e
is
o
co fi matio
that
KKR’s
post
is
li ked
to
a y
t ade
talks,
but
that
has
ot
stopped
fa s
f om
co ecti g
the
dots.

KKR
Fa s
Spot
Ha dik
Pa dya
I
Vi al
Video

KKR
sha ed
a
video
featu i g
Va u
Chak ava thy
t ai i g
at
the
BCCI
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce.
Pa dya
ca
be
see
passi g
behi d
the
spi e
befo e
b iefly
i te acti g
with
him.

The
seemi gly
casual
mome t
immediately
caught
the
atte tio
of
KKR
fa s,
pa ticula ly
amid
the
o goi g
umou s
li ki g
Pa dya
with
a
move
away
f om
Mumbai
I dia s.

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O e
social
media
use
questio ed
whethe
the
KKR
admi
was
“givi g
a
hi t”
about
Pa dya
pote tially
joi i g
the
f a chise.

The
comme ts
sectio
soo
filled
with
simila
speculatio ,
with
fa s
discussi g
the
possibility
of
Pa dya
becomi g
KKR’s
ext
captai .

Watch
Video

Wait
fo
it
😂🏋️‍♀️

pic.twitte .com/z6E6F2thF9

—
KolkataK ightRide s
(@KKRide s)

August
12,
2026

Ha dik
KKR
captai ….Lets
go
⛹️‍♀️

pic.twitte .com/okE1e0J 0Z

—
Pug a
(@Pug a9211)

August
12,
2026

Ha dik
KKR
captai ….Lets
go
⛹️‍♀️

pic.twitte .com/okE1e0J 0Z

—
Pug a
(@Pug a9211)

August
12,
2026

Is
Ha dik
Pa dya
Really
Headi g
To
KKR?

KKR
a e
amo g
the
f a chises
epo tedly
i te ested
i
Pa dya,
acco di g
to
a
C icbuzz
epo t.
Che ai
Supe
Ki gs
have
also
bee
li ked
with
the
all- ou de ,
while
Luck ow
Supe
Gia ts
a d
Rajastha
Royals
have
eme ged
as
othe
possible
desti atio s.

Howeve ,
the e
is
o
completed
t ade
i volvi g
Pa dya
at
this
stage.

The
epo t
suggested
that
t ade
discussio s
have
ot
p og essed
sig ifica tly,
with
Mumbai
I dia s
sou ces
i dicati g
that
Pa dya
may
ultimately
emai
with
the
f a chise.

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Sta
Rape
Case:
Key
Cou t
Hea i g
Defe ed
Till
Septembe
14& bsp;

At
the
same
time,
the
epo t
also
i dicated
that
app oaches
have
bee
made
betwee
f a chises
ega di g
the
all- ou de ,
leavi g
the
situatio
ope .

That
u ce tai ty
has
allowed
eve
a
o di a y
social
media
post
featu i g
Pa dya
to
become
f esh
fuel
fo
the
IPL
t ade
umou
cycle.

Why
Is
KKR
Li ked
Li ked
With
Pa dya

KKR
will
e te
the
IPL
2027
cycle
without
Aji kya
Raha e,
who
has
eti ed,
leavi g
the
f a chise
with
a
majo
leade ship
questio .

Pa dya’s
p evious
captai cy
expe ie ce
with
Guja at
Tita s
makes
him
a
obvious
ame
fo
teams
looki g
fo
a
established
leade .
He
guided
GT
to
the
IPL
title
i
2022
a d
took
the
f a chise
to
the
fi al
agai
i
2023.

His
sti t
with
Mumbai
I dia s
si ce
etu i g
i
2024
has
bee
co side ably
mo e
complicated.

MI
have
eached
the
playoffs
o ly
o ce
ac oss
the
last
th ee
seaso s,
while
they
fi ished
seco d-last
i
IPL
2026
with
fou
wi s
f om
14
matches.

Despite
those
umbe s,
Pa dya
emai s
o e
of
the
league’s
most
valuable
all- ou de s
a d
a
expe ie ced
captai .

Ashwi
Adds
A othe
Name
To
The
T ade
Debate

Fo me
I dia
all- ou de
Ravicha d a
Ashwi
has
also
weighed
i
o
a
pote tial
Pa dya-KKR
deal.

Ashwi
suggested
that
if
Mumbai
I dia s
we e
to
t ade
Pa dya
to
KKR,
the
f a chise
could
look
at
playe s
such
as
Ha shit
Ra a
a d
Ri ku
Si gh
i
etu .

Othe
speculative
t ade
possibilities
i volvi g
Pa dya
have
also
su faced,
i cludi g
pote tial
moves
i volvi g
Rajastha
Royals
a d
Luck ow
Supe
Gia ts.

Fo
ow,
howeve ,
the
KKR
video
is
ot
evide ce
that
a
Ha dik
Pa dya
t ade
has
bee
fi alised.
It
has
simply
give
fa s
a othe
easo
to
speculate
as
the
IPL
2027
t ade
wi dow
gathe s
mome tum.

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