Not traveling with the team, missing from the match too, what happened to Hardik?
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The 8th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 is between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. In the match, Mumbai Indians were invited to bat first after losing the toss. In this match against Delhi, Suryakumar Yadav took the field for captaincy in place of Hardik Pandya for Mumbai. Hardik Pandya was not even seen in the practice session for Mumbai.
Hardik Pandya is not playing against Delhi
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians have started their campaign in the Indian Premier League 2026 with a win. In the first match of the season, Mumbai defeated Kolkata Knight Riders. At the same time, five-time champion Mumbai is facing Delhi Capitals in its second match of the league stage, but the team's regular captain Hardik Pandya is not playing in this match. Suryakumar Yadav came on the field for the toss in place of Hardik. Some time before the start of the match, information came that Hardik would not play.
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