Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya is not going to Raipur with the Mumbai Indians (MI) team 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 gathered at Mumbai airport’s Terminal 1 to fly to Raipur for the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Sunday, May 10, and Hardik Pandya was not present there.
key points
- Hardik Pandya did not go to Raipur with the Mumbai Indians team before the IPL 2026 match against RCB.
- The MI captain had already missed the last match against Lucknow Super Giants due to back spasms.
- There is still no official confirmation on Hardik Pandya’s availability for the RCB match.
Why didn’t Hardik Pandya travel with Mumbai Indians for the RCB match in IPL 2026?
Hardik Pandya missed his team’s last match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) due to back spasms and there is no update on his availability for the match against RCB.
Also, Mumbai Indians (MI) have reportedly said that there is nothing more to read into Hardik Pandya not playing in the last game as he just had some fitness issues.
“There is no immediate indication that Pandya will join the squad closer to the match, but there is no confirmation yet,” Cricbuzz reported.
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