Before IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya told that he is very rich not only in money but also in heart. Fulfilling his promise, Hardik distributed a check of Rs 10 lakh each to the ground staff of Wankhede Stadium. So let us know which promise Hardik showed his richness of heart by fulfilling.

According to media reports, Hardik distributed checks of Rs 10 lakh each to 10 to 11 people present in the stadium staff. It was told that Hardik had prepared for the 2026 T20 World Cup in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium itself. Due to Hardik’s preparation, Gound’s staff often had to stay till late night. In view of this, Hardik had promised them that whenever he returns to Mumbai, he will definitely reward the staff for their help in preparing for the T20 World Cup.

Hardik kept his promise

A picture also surfaced on social media, in which Hardik was seen standing among the ground staff. In these pictures, a check is seen in the hands of the ground staff. It was said in media reports that Hardik gave a check of Rs 10 lakh each to the ground staff.

Hardik Pandya made a promise to the Wankhede groundstaff during his T20 World Cup preparations that he would return and reward them upon returning.

Wankhede groundstaff tirelessly helped Hardik even till the midnight so he could be ready for the T20 World Cup.

Now Hardik… pic.twitter.com/40nbsAtDgI

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 27, 2026

Hardik’s important contribution in the World Cup

Let us tell you that Hardik had made an important contribution in Team India winning the World Cup title. While batting, he scored 217 runs in 9 innings of 9 matches. Apart from this, while bowling, Hardik took 9 wickets in his bag.

Hardik’s international career

Talking about Hardik’s international career, till now he has played 11 Tests, 94 ODIs and 138 T20 International matches. However, at present Hardik is playing only white ball cricket for India. He has been away from Test cricket for a long time.

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Arjun Tendulkar, son of Team India’s former legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is known as the God of the cricket world, will be seen with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2026. It is a big question whether Arjun will get a place in the playing 11 in the upcoming season or not. Meanwhile, Yograj Singh, former Indian player and father of Yuvraj Singh, made a big claim and said that he will make Arjun the greatest batsman in the world in just 6 months.

What did Yograj Singh say?

Speaking to InsideSports, Yograj Singh said, “I challenge the whole world that Arjun Tendulkar will leave all the batsmen in the world behind by spending 6 months with me. Someone is sitting in front of the TV talking about how he cannot do this or that. In response to this, I say, ‘Who are you?’ When cricketers talk like this, it is shocking.”

‘If it doesn’t happen, I will get my beard cut’

Yograj Singh further said, “Arjun Tendulkar can become the most dangerous batsman in the world. If anyone can’t do it, send him to me. If I can’t do it, I will shave my beard.”

How will Arjun Tendulkar become great?

Yograj Singh said about making Arjun great, “He will have to practice 15,000 balls daily. I see him in the category of Sir Garfield Sobers. He scored a century in his very first match in Ranji Trophy while batting at number 7. He had told his coach to play him at number 3 and let him open in List A and T20. But he did not listen to him. I love Arjun Tendulkar. If I want, I will make him the greatest player.”

Arjun Tendulkar’s IPL career

Talking about Arjun Tendulkar’s IPL career, till now he has played only 5 matches. He played all this for Mumbai Indians. While bowling in 5 innings of these matches, Arjun took 3 wickets. Apart from this, he scored 13 runs while batting in one innings.

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IPL 2026 All Indian Captains: The stage is set for IPL 2026. All the teams are finalizing their preparations. Most of the teams are playing practice matches. Meanwhile, we will tell you how all the 10 captains together broke such a record in the history of the Indian Premier League, which was intact for the last 19 years.

In fact, this will be the first time in the history of 19 years that in any season of IPL, the captaincy of all the 10 teams will be in the hands of Indian players. The captains of all the 10 teams present in the 2026 season will be Indians. Let us tell you that it has happened before that the captains of all the teams have been Indians, but this is the first time after 10 teams joined the tournament.

Record made due to Pat Cummins’ injury

Australia’s star fast bowler Pat Cummins will not be able to play the first few matches in the 2026 IPL due to injury, due to which Ishan Kishan has been made the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Till the absence of Cummins, Ishaan will be seen taking command of the team. Apart from Cummins, the captains of the remaining 9 teams were already Indians. Now the command of Hyderabad for the first few matches will also be in the hands of an Indian player.

Captains of all 10 teams in IPL 2026

• Royal Challengers Bangalore- Rajat Patidar
• Sunrisers Hyderabad- Ishan Kishan (in the absence of Pat Cummins)
• Kolkata Knight Riders- Ajinkya Rahane
• Punjab Kings- Shreyas Iyer
• Lucknow Super Giants- Rishabh Pant
• Mumbai Indians- Hardik Pandya
• Rajasthan Royals- Riyan Parag
• Chennai Super Kings- Ruturaj Gaikwad
• Delhi Capitals- Axar Patel
• Gujarat Titans- Shubman Gill

Ishan Kishan captain of IPL team for the first time

This will be the first time that Ishan Kishan will be seen commanding an IPL team. However, it is worth noting that Ishaan has good captaincy experience in domestic cricket. He made Jharkhand win the title under his captaincy in the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Only after this performance, Ishaan was made a part of Team India for the 2026 T20 World Cup. By doing wonders with the bat in the T20 World Cup, he made an important contribution in helping the Men in Blue win the title.

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Hardik Pandya, Hanuman Chalisa: Hardik Pandya will once again be seen as the captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026. Before the start of the season, Hardik revealed a big secret and said that he is a ‘Hanuman devotee’. Often fans do not get to see this side of Hardik, in which he talks about his devotion to God, but this time he opened his heart.

Recently, Hardik has purchased a Ferrari, whose pictures and videos went viral on social media. The Mumbai captain told that he keeps listening to Hanuman Chalisa in the Ferrari.

Listen to Hanuman Chalisa every day

Speaking at MI’s Mix event, Hardik said, “I listen to Hanuman Chalisa every day. Nothing can match the positive energy I get from it.”

Listen to Hanuman Chalisa even in Ferrari

Hardik said, “I have a Ferrari now. I listen to Hanuman Chalisa in the Ferrari too. Every person will agree that no other song can give you the energy that Hanuman Chalisa gives.”

Performance of Mumbai Indians last season

In the last season i.e. 2025 IPL, Mumbai Indians performed well in the league stage and qualified for the playoffs. The team had won 8 out of 14 league matches. However, in the playoff stage, the team had to face defeat against Punjab Kings in Qualifier-2. Now it will be interesting to see how the team performs this time under the captaincy of Hardik and how far it can reach.

Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2026

Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Naman Dheer, Robin Minze, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickleton, Deepak Chahar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Will Jacques, Ashwini Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Sreejith Krishna, S Raju, Beven Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizzie Williams, Vigresh Puthur, Raj Angad Bawa.

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