Hardik Pandya Mumbai Indians Captaincy Risk: Very poor performance is being seen from Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026. Many people are blaming captain Hardik Pandya for this performance of the team. Now the question is arising whether the captaincy of Mumbai will be snatched away from Hardik due to poor performance? The team management has answered this question in very clear words.
Let us tell you that Hardik, who made Gujarat Titans champion in the debut season in 2022, was once again associated with Mumbai Indians in 2024. But this time Hardik held Mumbai’s hand as captain. He replaced Rohit Sharma who had won 5 trophies for the team. However, till now Hardik has not got much success as captain in Mumbai.
Poor performance, will Mumbai captaincy be snatched from Hardik?
An Indian Express report quoted the source as saying, “The team management continues to support Pandya and does not see the team’s problems as a reflection of his leadership quality. Instead, he believes MI has been slow to adapt to the changing style of play in the tournament.”
One thing has become clear from this that the blame for Mumbai’s poor performance is not being put on Hardik Pandya. Hardik will also be seen captaining Mumbai in the next season i.e. 2027 IPL.
Mumbai Indians career in the season
Hardik has played 160 matches in his IPL career so far. Batting in 148 innings of these matches, he has scored 2895 runs at an average of 27.83 and strike rate of 146.35. During this period, he has scored 10 half-centuries, in which the high score was 91 runs. While bowling the rest, Hardik has taken 82 wickets in 115 innings at an average of 33.39, in which the best figure was 5/36. Hardik has spent runs at an economy of 9.37. Let us tell you that Hardik has been playing in IPL since 2015. He made his IPL debut while playing for Mumbai Indians.
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