Mumbai, Nov. 16 -- Gujarat Titans (GT) assistant coach and former Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel said that the rise of Washington Sundar contributed to them trading West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford to the Mumbai Indians (MI).

The IPL on Thursday announced that MI acquired Rutherford for a price tag of Rs 2.6 crore from GT after a successful trade. The announcement came hours after the Hardik Pandya-led side announced the arrival of India all-rounder Shardul Thakur.

Last season for GT, Sherfane contributed 291 runs in 13 matches and 11 innings, averaging 32.33 and striking at a rate of over 157, with a best score of 46. He was a massive part of GT's middle-order after the top-order stars Sai Sudharsan, skipper Shubman Gill, and ...