Hardik Pandya left Mumbai Indians for his girlfriend! Did not travel with the team

New Delhi: In the Indian Premier League 2026, Mumbai Indians team has started with a win. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Mumbai has won the first match of the season for the first time since 2012. In such a situation, the five-time champion Mumbai team would like this winning streak to continue throughout the season. Mumbai Indians' second match this season is against Delhi Capitals on March 4. For this match, both the teams will enter the field of Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium.

Mumbai Indians have reached here for the match against Delhi, but captain Hardik Pandya did not come with the team. Hardik Pandya, apart from the team, reached Delhi with his girlfriend Mahika Sharma. The video of Hardik and Mahika leaving the airport is going viral on social media. In this video, Hardik is seen holding Mahika's hand. Let us tell you that ever since Hardik came into relationship with Mahika, he has been traveling with her.

Only Cricketer with SPECIAL PERMISSION from the BCCI 🤯

As per BCCI rules, players are NOT allowed to travel with their girlfriend or wife — they must travel with the team.

Mumbai defeated KKR in the first match

Mumbai Indians clashed with Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026. In the match, KKR team, batting first, scored a challenging score of 220 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs game.

In response to this score of KKR, Mumbai Indians team batted brilliantly. For Mumbai, Ryan Rickelton played a brilliant inning of 81 runs and Rohit Sharma played a brilliant inning of 78 runs, destroying the bowlers. With the stormy half-century innings of both of them, Mumbai team won the match by scoring 224 runs for 4 wickets in 19.1 overs. In such a situation, it is now expected that the Mumbai Indians team under the leadership of Hardik will repeat the performance like KKR against Delhi Capitals and achieve back to back wins in the tournament.