'We'll make a decision': Mumbai Indians provide big update on Hardik Pandya

NEW DELHI: When volition Hardik Pandya instrumentality to action? How is his injury? When volition helium marque a comeback? These are the questions fans person been asking aft the Mumbai Indians skipper missed his 2nd consecutive lucifer successful IPL 2026. Mumbai Indians were without their regular skipper for the 2nd consecutive game, with Suryakumar Yadav starring the broadside successful Hardik’s absence.Mumbai Indians caput manager Mahela Jayawardene provided an important update connected Pandya’s wounded aft MI suffered a two-wicket decision to Royal Challengers Bengaluru astatine the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium successful Raipur.

The nonaccomplishment besides confirmed five-time champions Mumbai Indians’ elimination from the playoff race. MI became the 2nd squad aft Lucknow Super Giants to beryllium knocked retired of the tournament.Speaking aft the match, Jayawardene revealed that Hardik has been dealing with a backmost contented and is presently nether attraction with the aesculapian team."Yeah. Hardik had a backmost contented which we were trying to rectify, but it hasn't settled successful yet. So the aesculapian guys were moving connected him. He couldn't bid the past fewer days, truthful we didn't privation to instrumentality a hazard without knowing exactly. So we'll see. It's connected a day-to-day basis. See however helium feels.

And past we'll marque a determination connected that," said Jayawardene.Mumbai Indians person endured a mediocre IPL 2026 run truthful far, having played 11 matches, winning 3 and losing 8.Jayawardene knew helium would look pugnacious questions successful the post-match property conference."The play is disappointing. We've had our opportunities, but we were not bully enough. We were not accordant capable with the shot oregon the bat, and that showed successful the margins. We were astir apt 2 oregon 3 wins distant from being successful the aforesaid radical of contenders to get into the playoffs, but we didn't get those wins, and contiguous was different classical illustration wherever we fell short," the Sri Lankan fable said.