Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya is not travelling with the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad to Raipur for the 54th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
According to a report in Cricbuzz, on Wednesday, May 6, Mumbai Indians (MI) players assembled at Terminal 1 of Mumbai airport to travel to Raipur for the match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Sunday, May 10, and Hardik Pandya was not present there.
Key Points
- Hardik Pandya did not travel with the Mumbai Indians squad to Raipur ahead of the IPL 2026 clash against RCB.
- The MI captain had already missed the previous match against Lucknow Super Giants due to back spasms.
- There is still no official confirmation on Hardik Pandya’s availability for the RCB game.
Why did Hardik Pandya not travel with the Mumbai Indians for the RCB match in IPL 2026?
Hardik Pandya had missed his team’s last match against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) due to a back spasm, and there is no update on his availability for the match against RCB.
Also, the Mumbai Indians (MI) have reportedly stated that there is nothing more to read about Hardik Pandya missing the last game, as he just had some fitness issues.
“There is no immediate indication that Pandya will join the team closer to the match but no one is still confirming it,” the Cricbuzz report read.
More to follow…
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