Mumbai Indians' Captain Hardik Pandya Absent from Team, Future Uncertain

Mumbai Indians will play their 11th match in IPL 2026 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 10th May (Sunday) in Raipur. But before the match, a shocking update on the team's regular captain Hardik Pandya came out, which has started to speculate whether Mumbai has dropped Hardik completely. Let us tell you that Mumbai played the last match against Lucknow Super Giants on 4th May at Wankhede Stadium. Hardik was out of the team in the match. Suryakumar Yadav was seen captaining in his place. Surya told at the toss that Hardik is not fully fit, due to which he is not included in the playing 11. A report published in Cricbuzz said that Hardik Pandya has not traveled with the team to Raipur for the match against RCB. The report said that on 6th May (Wednesday), Mumbai players came together at Terminal-1 of Mumbai Airport, in which Hardik Pandya was missing. Hardik Pandya was also missing.