IPL 2026: Hardik’s planets have turned! The captaincy did not work, the record ‘no’ was given to Mumbai Indians

• Poor captaincy by Hardik Pandya

• Mumbai Indians neck down

• Hardik’s name should not have a record

Mumbai Indians have been playing in the IPL since 2008. First match this year too By Mumbai Indians He made the fans happy by winning. But now, looking at the performance of Mumbai Indians, it seems that it is difficult to reach the playoffs. Before Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have had eight captains: Harbhajan Singh, Shaun Pollock, Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Bravo, Ricky Ponting, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard and Suryakumar Yadav. Under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy, Mumbai have faced challenges in the last nine matches that they have not faced under any other captain.

Successfully crossed the target of more than 200 runs twice. Under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy, Mumbai lost last year’s Qualifier 2 by over 200 runs. They were the first team to successfully cross the target of 200 or more runs against Mumbai. Now, Sunrisers Hyderabad easily chased down the target of 244 runs against Mumbai with eight balls to spare. Despite such a big target, the team of Mumbai Indians is not able to defend properly and trolls are seen everywhere.

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Mumbai was invincible in defending

Mumbai Indians were adept at defending the target. The team has won the IPL final three times by scoring less than 150 runs in the first innings. In 2017, Mumbai managed to defend the target despite scoring 129 runs in the final. The highest run chase ever against Mumbai was 196 runs. In 2020, Ben Stokes’ century won the match for Rajasthan Royals.

Hardik’s captaincy is not successful

Mumbai Indians appointed Hardik Pandya as their captain ahead of the 2024 season. He was recruited by Gujarat Titans. Under his captaincy, Gujarat won the 2022 season and finished runners-up in 2023. Five to the team IPL He took the responsibility after replacing Rohit Sharma who won the title. Mumbai finished last in the points table that season. The team made the playoffs in the 2025 season, but the situation has deteriorated once again in 2026. After nine matches, Mumbai are 9th in the points table with two wins.

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