Shardul Thakur breaks silence on Hardik Pandya-MI feud rumors with ‘some discussions are true’ comment

Experienced Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur has broken his silence on this result. Of Hardik Pandya and speculations surrounding his potential trade before the 2027 season.

Mumbai Indians In 2026 another devastating campaign has reached its end. Ever since Hardik Pandya took over as the captain of the MI team, they have been at the bottom of the points table for two seasons, 2024 and now possibly 2026 as well.

is mi currently placed ninth place in the points table with just Eight points after have played 12 matches in this season. They scored a consolation win over Punjab Kings The last game and goal will be to win in For remaining competitions not finished In the bottom two for the season.

Shardul Thakur revealed the secret on Hardik Pandya’s Possible outcome with MI

Star seamer amid victory against Punjab Kings Shardul ThakurThe man who took four wickets for his team in the night was questioned But Heartfelt Pandya’s availability and Too Speculations on the internet that suggest A possible trade involving the cricketer.

Thakur also gave the same opinion there is speculation What’s common on social media, and these are management decisions He He doesn’t know. However, talking about the captain, he confirmed that Hardik missed those games only because of his injury.

“There are a lot of discussions on social media; Some are right, some are wrong, but these are also management decisions,” Thakur was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. “If we talk about players, Hardik was injured, hence he could not travel for two matches. He traveled to Raipur but was not able to play the game; Now he is training in Mumbai.” He added.

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Shardul Thakur is the second highest wicket taker for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026

The experienced fast bowler has represented many franchises in his IPL career, be this Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Or Lucknow Super Giants. He was traded from LSG to Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2026 season.

Shardul Thakur currently captains the Mumbai home team and has played his entire domestic career on these home pitches. Therefore, he was considered an important addition to the team. however, Mumbai Indians took some surprising decisions, like bringing him in as an impact player but not using him for a single ball.

Shardul Thakur, Despite playing eight matches this season and according to nature of his gameHas taken 10 wickets in a season Where? MI bowler short of Wicket. However, his economy is the second worst among all the bowlers used this season.

Major factors that led to this MI’s fall in ipl 2026

Several factors led to this MI’s Failure in IPL 2026; One of the most prevalent is Hardik Pandya’s poor captaincy or Jasprit Bumrah’s low wicket-taking season. Despite playing all the matches this season, Bumrah has taken only three wickets.

Other key factors would include lack of performance From their strike bowler, Like Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Or Deepak Chahar. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma’s Inconsistency with the bat has been another worrying factor.

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