Hardik Pandya as LSG Captain: After the poor performance of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026, Rishabh Pant decided to step down from the captaincy. On Friday (May 29), the franchise issued a release through social media saying that Pant demanded the team to relieve him of captaincy duties and the team accepted his demand with immediate effect. Now the question is arising that who will be given the command of the team in place of Pant? Hardik Pandya’s name can also be included among those who become the captain of Lucknow.

You heard it right, Hardik, who captained Mumbai Indians in the 2026 season, can be seen captaining Lucknow in the next season i.e. 2027 IPL. But the question is how can Hardik become the captain of Lucknow?

Discussion intensifies about Hardik leaving the captaincy

There is a strong discussion about Hardik leaving the captaincy of Mumbai. News agency PTI quoted IPL sources as saying that Hardik had informed the management about leaving the captaincy as soon as Mumbai was out of the playoffs. It was told in the report that Hardik took this decision due to differences with senior players.

Lucknow can become a part through trade

If Hardik leaves the captaincy of Mumbai, there is a possibility that he may also leave the team. In this situation, Hardik can become a part of Lucknow through trade and he can be given the command of the team. Although this is just a speculation, no official information has been revealed regarding this.

Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant flopped as captains

Hardik Pandya: After trading with Gujarat Titans, Mumbai made Hardik the captain in 2024. Under the captaincy of Hardik, Mumbai has not made it to the playoffs even once.

Rishabh Pant: Lucknow had made Rishabh Pant the captain from 2025. Under Pant’s captaincy, Lucknow could not reach the playoffs in both the seasons.

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