During IPL 2026, Hardik Pandya has been under constant criticism due to his captaincy. Meanwhile, he had to sit out of the match against Lucknow Super Giants. At the time of toss, Suryakumar Yadav came from Mumbai Indians, who told that Hardik was not well. It is natural to raise the question that when will Hardik be able to make a comeback, is it possible that he may not be able to play even a single match in the league stage. Know here when Hardik can make a comeback.
When will Hardik be able to return?
Hardik Pandya is complaining of back spasm. This is not a very serious injury, but adequate rest is required to recover from it. There is no update on how serious Hardik’s injury is, but usually ‘back spasm’ injury gets cured by applying ice for 1-2 days. If the pain is severe, it gets cured with rest and compression for a week.
Even if Hardik takes a week to recover completely, he may not have to miss any match. Because Mumbai’s next match is to be held after 6 days. Pandya can easily recover from injury in a break of 6 days.
Hardik’s performance sucks
Hardik Pandya is being trolled for his poor captaincy this season. His individual performance has also been very poor. So far, he has scored only 146 runs in 8 matches at an average of 20.86. This season he has not scored even a single half-century. In bowling, he has taken only 4 wickets so far.
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