Mumbai Indians have been in the news for the last several days, the reason for this is the playoff equation. As soon as Rohit Sharma returned, MI team defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets. The good thing is that Mumbai’s playoff hopes are still intact, but the difficulties have not reduced. But what was the reason due to which Mumbai has reached this situation? Know here about those 3 players of Mumbai Indians, who have become the villains of their own team in IPL 2026.
50.7 crores of Mumbai drowned!
Mumbai Indians have lost Rs 50.7 crore. This is because the management of Mumbai Indians pays a total of Rs 50.7 crore to Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. The IPL salary of Hardik and Suryakumar is Rs 16.35 crore, while Bumrah gets Rs 18 crore.
1. Hardik Pandya
The first name is that of Captain Hardik Pandya. Under his captaincy, Mumbai has struggled in the last three seasons. MI definitely made it to the playoffs in 2025, but even in that season, Mumbai did not give any applause-winning performance. Hardik has not only flopped as a captain, but if we look at his personal performance, he has scored only 146 runs in 8 matches, out of which there is not even a single half-century. Whereas in bowling he has been able to take only 4 wickets and the economy rate is around 12.
2. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav’s poor form has been going on since before the T20 World Cup 2026. Surya, who is called 360 degree, is not able to score runs in any direction this time. So far, in the 10 matches played in IPL 2026, he has been able to score only 195 runs at an average of 19.50. This season he has scored only one fifty. Mumbai’s middle order has been a flop, one of the main reasons for this failure is Suryakumar Yadav.
3. Jasprit Bumrah
The team’s main fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is usually not seen bowling so poorly. He has played a big role in Mumbai’s poor performance, the biggest proof of this is that he had to wait for five matches to take his first wicket in IPL 2026. Bumrah has so far taken only 3 wickets in 10 matches in the entire season.
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