hospice: Hardik Pandya could not play in the last two IPL (IPL 2026) matches. It was heard that he did not travel with the team to Dharamsala for the next match against Punjab Kings. The coaching staff of Mumbai Indians said that he has back spasm. In such a situation, it was thought that Pandya will definitely not be able to enter the field on Thursday for the team. However, Pandya has already overcome the injury doubt but has come down to practice.
Hardik posted two videos on social media. Pandya was seen practicing late into the night on Tuesday. He takes batting practice vigorously in both videos. After that, doubts and speculations have been created about Hardik once again. Hardik practiced for more than three hours on Tuesday at the Reliance Corporate Park, reported TOI.
🔴 IS HARDIK PANDYA DROP FROM MUMBAI INDIANS TEAM? 🤯
– Hardik latest insta story in which he practices & fully fit, but report says Hardik suffers from back injury 🙄
First Unfollow Suryakumar & Tilak Verma now this 🤦
SOMETHING BIG HAPPEN WITH HARDIK IN MI TEAM 🤨 pic.twitter.com/pUOgppuhZI
— Sam (@Cricsam01) May 13, 2026
After this incident, the speculation about Hardik’s future is increasing. recently Hardik’s social media activity has fueled the speculation. He is said to have unfollowed Mumbai Indians on social media. Due to this naturally various whispers are heard. It is said that the Paltans will release Hardik at the end of this season.
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Among all cricketers who have captained at least 30 matches for Mumbai Indians Hardik Pandyahas the lowest win rate. Under the leadership of Hardik, Mumbai Indians played 37 matches and won only 15 matches IPLs record champions. Speculations are rife about Hardik’s future. Now let’s see if he remains the captain of the Paltans in the next season.
But speculation has already started about who can be the next captain of Mumbai Indians. Many are hoping that their favorite Rohit Sharma will get the captaincy again. Many are in favor of handing over the responsibility to Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav. We will have to wait and see what happens in the end, as neither Hardik nor Mumbai Indians have commented on this yet.