By Admin 
Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians: Mumbai Indians will play their 11th match in IPL 2026 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 10 (Sunday) in Raipur. But before the match, a shocking update came out on the team’s regular captain Hardik Pandya, due to which speculations have started whether Mumbai has completely dropped Hardik?
Let us tell you that Mumbai played its last match on 04 May against Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium. Hardik was out of the team in the match. Suryakumar Yadav was seen captaining in his place. Surya had told at the time of toss that Hardik is not completely well, due to which he is not included in the playing 11.
Hardik did not reach Raipur with the team for the next match
In a report published in Cricbuzz, it was told that Hardik Pandya has not traveled with the team to Raipur for the match against RCB. It was reported that on May 06 (Wednesday), Mumbai players came together at Terminal-1 of Mumbai Airport, in which Hardik Pandya was missing. Along with this, there was no update regarding Hardik that he will join the team as the match approaches.
Hardik’s form also deteriorated along with the team.
So far in the season, very poor performance has been seen from Mumbai Indians. Along with the team, the personal performance of captain Hardik Pandya has also looked worthless. Mumbai has played 10 matches in the season. In this the team has won 3. Have faced defeat in the remaining 7 matches. The team has 6 points. In such a situation, it seems very difficult for the team to reach the playoffs.
Hardik’s personal form is also a matter of concern. Hardik, who has batted in 8 innings of the season, has scored 146 runs at an average of 20.85 and strike rate of 136.44. During this period, not even 1 fifty has come off his bat. His high score was only 40 runs. While bowling the rest, Hardik has taken only 4 wickets in 8 innings.
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