Hardik Pandya: IPL 2026 was very bad for Hardik Pandya. Neither could he perform well with bat and ball nor did his captaincy work. Mumbai Indians stood at number 9 in the points table. Now the news is coming that Hardik Pandya is going to leave not only the captaincy of this team but also this team itself. According to PTI report, Hardik Pandya had taken this decision in the middle of IPL 2026. Hardik Pandya became the captain of Mumbai Indians in the year 2024, he replaced Rohit Sharma. The question is, why did Hardik Pandya decide to leave the captaincy and the team?
Why did Hardik Pandya decide to leave Mumbai Indians?
hardik pandya has informed Mumbai Indians about its decision and the franchise has also agreed to this. It is being told that Hardik Pandya was mentally very tired and his back injury was also troubling him, hence Pandya took this decision. According to reports, ‘When Mumbai Indians’ playoff hopes ended, Hardik Pandya told the Mumbai Indians management that he will no longer be in this team.’ It is also being claimed in the report that when Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai as captain, he did not get full support from the fans and players. When he returned in the year 2021 from the way he had left Mumbai Indians, his atmosphere appeared quite different. The three years that Pandya spent in Mumbai Indians were not good. This is the reason why Pandya has now made up his mind to separate from this team.
Who troubled Hardik Pandya?
There are even reports that Hardik Pandya was very disappointed with a senior player of Mumbai Indians. In fact, this senior player had asked for 100 percent commitment from him during the T20 World Cup and when he returned to Mumbai Indians, the same player did not support him. However, it is not yet clear whether Pandya will leave Mumbai through a trade deal or he will go to the auction pool. It is believed that Hardik Pandya’s next team could be Chennai Super Kings.
Who will be the next captain of Mumbai Indians?
Now Hardik Pandya is leaving Mumbai Indians, so who will take charge of this team now? It is believed that Mumbai Indians can once again go towards Rohit Sharma and Tilak Verma can be made his deputy. Now it remains to be seen what decision the Mumbai Indians management takes?
Hardik Pandya’s performance in IPL 2026
Hardik Pandya failed miserably in IPL 2026. This player scored 206 runs in 10 matches at an average of 22.88. His strike rate was only 138.25. In bowling, this player was able to take only 4 wickets in 10 matches and his economy rate was 11.62.
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