New Delhi: As the second team in the tournament, Mumbai Indians have already been eliminated from the playoffs of this year’s IPL (IPL 2026). If the team’s disappointing performance was not enough, once again the news inside the Mumbai Indians team is enough to create controversy. And once again at the center of that debate Hardik Pandya (Hardik Pandya).

The Paltans have so far been under the tutelage of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik IPL Far from winning the title, he did not even reach the finals. After the team’s disappointing performance this year, naturally, questions are raised about captain Hardik. Meanwhile, Hardik’s social media activity has increased 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. Speculation has already started on who will 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.

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Indian former Sanjay Manjrekar opened his mouth about all these speculations. But neither Rohit nor Surya got the Manjrekar vote for captaincy. So who is his preferred option as the captain of Mumbai Indians? The former Indian cricketer said, ‘In my opinion, we have to think about excluding Hardik Pandya. The decision to bring Hardik to Mumbai has not been successful so far. And to be honest it didn’t go well for Hardik either. In this case Ashish Nehra should have been brought along with Hardik as a package. I want Bumrah to be given the captaincy. The pressure of this captaincy will not be equal to the pressure of being a Test captain.’

Among all the cricketers who have captained at least 30 matches for Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya has the lowest win rate. Under the leadership of Hardik, Mumbai Indians played 37 matches and won only 15 matches, the record champions of the IPL. Speculations are rife about Hardik’s future. Now let’s see if he remains the captain of the Paltans in the next season. But from what is heard, Hardik will not play in Paltans next match atleast against Punjab Kings.