Is Hardik Pandya out of MI’s playing 11 against RCB? Was not seen with the team at Raipur airport

Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians team has reached Raipur on Wednesday for its next match in IPL 2026. But during this period, Mumbai’s regular captain Hardik Pandya has not been seen with the team. However, it is not yet clear whether he will join the team later or not. In such a situation, there is suspense regarding their availability.

Mumbai Indians team reached Raipur

In IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians have to play their next match against the defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 10, for which the Mumbai team has reached Raipur. However, during this period, Mumbai’s regular captain Hardik Pandya has not been seen with the team at the airport, after which questions have started being raised regarding his absence.

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Was out in the last match

Actually, Hardik Pandya did not play in the last match played against Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede. Suryakumar Yadav took the captaincy in his place. The official reason for his absence during this period was said to be back spasm. During the toss in that match, Surya had also told that Hardik is not well tonight, so I am taking his place. The rest is OK.

Will Hardik Pandya not play against RCB?

Given the defeat of Mumbai Indians and Pandya’s poor performance with both bat and ball, speculation has intensified that the reason for his absence is more than injury. Earlier it was believed that Pandya’s back problem was not very serious and he would soon return to the team. But due to not traveling with the team, many types of measures are now being imposed. Many people believe that after Lucknow, Hardik Pandya will not be seen playing even in the match against RCB.

Pandya flopped badly this season

Hardik Pandya has proved to be a bad flop as captain in IPL 2026. Apart from this, he has not been successful in leaving his impact with ball and bat. In the 8 matches played so far, he has been able to score only 146 runs. At the same time, while bowling, he has taken only 4 wickets in 8 matches.