By Admin 
That year was 2024, when Mumbai Indians did not show confidence in senior players like Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav and handed over the captaincy to outsider Hardik Pandya. The decision to remove Rohit and hand over the captaincy to Hardik has proved wrong and the figures of the last 3 years testify to this. Now the news is that Hardik is suffering from mental stress and has decided to leave Mumbai Indians after IPL 2026.
According to media reports, Hardik has made his intention clear to the Mumbai Indians management that he wants to leave MI. If Hardik comes in the auction after his release from Mumbai, then know which team will be ready to spend crores on him.
Chennai Super Kings
Usually Chennai Super Kings does not spend a lot of money on players in the auction. But in IPL 2026, CSK’s middle order proved to be a major weakness of the team. Hardik, after coming to Chennai, can handle the number-5 or 6 batting order and a bowling option will also open up. CSK can spend a lot of money on Hardik to overcome this weakness in the middle order.
Kolkata Knight Riders
The biggest problem with Kolkata Knight Riders has been captaincy. Ajinkya Rahane has not been able to do well as captain in the last 2 seasons. Under his captaincy, Hardik made Gujarat Titans the champion of the 2022 season. With his arrival, not only will KKR get a captain but it will also fill the vacancy of international all-rounder, which was vacant after the retirement of Andre Russell.
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Delhi Capitals
In IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals had a great combination of young and experienced players. International players like KL Rahul, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs and Mitchell Starc were in this team, but Delhi was sorely lacking an all-rounder in the middle order. Hardik Pandya can fill the void of fast bowling all-rounder by coming to Delhi.
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