After the end of Mumbai Indians’ journey in IPL 2026, a new debate has started on social media regarding the team and captain Hardik Pandya. The news quickly started going viral that Hardik Pandya has unfollowed Mumbai Indians on Instagram and has also deleted all the posts related to the team. After this, many questions started being raised among the fans whether everything is not going well in the relationship between Mumbai Indians and Hardik Pandya.

Hardik left out of the team after poor performance

IPL 2026 was very disappointing for Hardik Pandya. Despite being the captain, he could neither make an impact in batting nor could he benefit the team in bowling. The performance of Mumbai Indians also remained unstable throughout the season, due to which the team was out of the race for the playoffs. Seeing the poor form, the team management took a big decision and dropped Hardik Pandya from the playing eleven. In his place, the captaincy of the team was handed over to Suryakumar Yadav. However, despite the change in captaincy, Mumbai Indians could not improve their position.

Why was there an uproar on social media?

After Hardik Pandya was out of the team, suddenly news started coming on social media that he has unfollowed Mumbai Indians. Besides, posts related to the team also appeared missing from his account. After this the fans started making different kinds of speculations. Some reports claimed that Hardik may become a part of some other franchise in the next season. Someone took the name of Chennai Super Kings while some people started discussions related to Kolkata Knight Riders. Apart from this, talks also started on social media about his relationships with the senior players of the team.

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What is the real truth of viral news?

However, the situation became clear later. Hardik Pandya had unfollowed Mumbai Indians for some time and also removed some posts, but later he followed the franchise again. At present, no official dispute has been confirmed between the two. Many things going viral on social media are being considered as mere speculations. There has been no official statement from Mumbai Indians or Hardik Pandya regarding any major controversy.

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Hardik’s performance was poor in IPL 2026

Hardik Pandya scored only 146 runs in 8 matches in IPL 2026. His batting average was 20.8. Even in bowling, he could take only 4 wickets. The most worrying thing was his economy rate of 11.9, which created additional pressure on the team. The poor performance of Mumbai Indians and Hardik’s form kept the team in trouble throughout the season. Now fans will keep an eye on in which direction the story of Hardik and Mumbai Indians moves in the next season.