IPL 2026: Hardik’s big action after the defeat! The player unfollowed Mumbai Indians as soon as they were out of the playoffs.

By Samira Vishwas On May 11, 2026

Mumbai: In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, on Sunday, May 10, Mumbai Indians lost by 2 wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore. With this defeat, Mumbai Indians is completely out of the race for the playoffs. Immediately after the defeat, captain Hardik Pandya became the center of discussion on social media.

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Hardik Pandya could not play in this match due to injury. As soon as the match was over, Hardik unfollowed the official account of Mumbai Indians on Instagram. His following list reduced from 151 to 150.

Its screenshots quickly went viral on social media and rumors of displeasure started spreading among the fans. However, after a few minutes his following list again increased to 151 and the account of Mumbai Indians started appearing again. Now the question is arising whether it was just a technical glitch or Hardik’s displeasure was visible after the defeat.

🚨BIG: Hardik Pandya unfollowed Mumbai Indians on Instagram.#RCBvsMI pic.twitter.com/JxhebELCLj
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Controversy already regarding captaincy

Hardik Pandya was given the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in place of Rohit Sharma before IPL 2024. Many fans opposed this decision. Since then, every defeat of the team and every decision of Hardik has been debated on social media.

Disappointing performance this season

IPL 2026 was not good for both Mumbai Indians and Hardik Pandya. The team could not make it to the playoffs. Hardik’s personal performance was also not as per expectations. He scored 146 runs in 8 matches and took 4 wickets. He could not play three matches due to back problem. In his absence, Suryakumar Yadav captained the team. Despite becoming a father, Surya remained with the team and took up the responsibility.

Till now, neither Hardik Pandya nor Mumbai Indians have made any official statement on this matter. In such a situation, it is currently being considered as a speculation on social media, but due to the poor performance of the team and the already ongoing debate about Hardik, this news quickly went viral. Fans are now waiting whether Hardik or the team clarifies anything on this issue or not.