Hardik Pandya reportedly unfollowed Mumbai Indians on social media, fueling rumors about his future with the team. This speculation follows MI's elimination from the IPL 2026 playoffs after a loss to RCB.
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Hardik Pandya allegedly unfollowed Mumbai Indians on Instagram
Speculation about his future with the team is growing
Mumbai Indians were eliminated from IPL 2026 playoffs
Fans believe Hardik Pandya unfollowed Mumbai Indians on Instagram amid captaincy and fitness concerns.
Speculation grows about his future in Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians were eliminated from IPL 2026 playoffs after losing to RCB in Raipur.
Hardik allegedly unfollows Mumbai Indians on Instagram as MI crash out of IPL 2026
Eagle-eyed fans believe Hardik Pandya, the captain of Mumbai Indians, has quietly unfollowed the franchise's official Instagram account after the team was knocked out of IPL 2026 following their defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Pandya has now missed three matches this season, including back-to-back games against Lucknow Super Giants and RCB, both due to a back spasm.
When the Mumbai squad flew to Raipur ahead of the RCB fixture, neither Pandya nor Suryakumar Yadav were on the flight as Suryakumar had stayed back in Mumbai following the birth of his daughter, while Pandya was still in recovery.
He eventually made his way to Raipur on May 7, but the medical team refused to clear him for the match. Suryakumar stepped in as the stand-in captain.
Pandya's contribution with bat, ball, and as a leader this season has fallen well short of what was expected from one of the most decorated all-rounders in IPL history.
Q&A
Why did Hardik Pandya unfollow Mumbai Indians on Instagram?
Fans speculate that Hardik Pandya unfollowed Mumbai Indians due to concerns over his captaincy and fitness.
What led to Mumbai Indians' elimination from IPL 2026?
Mumbai Indians were eliminated from the IPL 2026 playoffs after losing to RCB in Raipur.
What are the implications of Hardik Pandya's social media activity for his future?
Hardik Pandya's unfollowing of Mumbai Indians has sparked speculation about his potential departure from the team.
How did fans react to Hardik Pandya unfollowing MI?
Fans have expressed concern and curiosity about Hardik Pandya's future with Mumbai Indians following his social media activity.
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Whispers about a possible captaincy change had already been circulating, and some had begun wondering whether the pressure of leading the side, combined with his fitness issues, had taken a visible toll.
If the fans are proven right that Pandya has indeed unfollowed MI, we might see the player with a different franchise next year.
RCB won the toss and chose to bowl, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar immediately made that decision look correct by removing Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in his opening spell.
Naman Dhir and Tilak Varma then steadied Mumbai with an 82-run partnership that threatened to take the game away from RCB, but the home side clawed back with wickets at the right moment. Mumbai were eventually restricted to 166, which seemed to be a competitive but not commanding total.
In the chase, RCB lost Virat Kohli for yet another duck, his second in two matches, before Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal also departed cheaply. Three wickets down with the total at just 39, RCB looked in serious trouble.
Krunal Pandya, promoted to number five, took it upon himself to turn things around. Despite facing serious cramps, he scored 73 off 46 deliveries to keep RCB in the hunt.
When his wicket fell, the equation tightened. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar, of all people, settled the contest with a six in the last over to seal a last-ball victory that ended Mumbai's IPL 2026 campaign.
MI can only reach a maximum of 12 points from this point, while the currently fourth-placed PBKS already has 13 points. Eight defeats from eleven matches, and the next three matches are dead rubbers.
The Cricket News Opinion: Mumbai needs a hard reset, starting with the captaincy question
The Hardik situation with all the absences, the unfollow, the rumours, cannot simply be swept aside at the end of the season. Mumbai Indians deserve leadership that is present, fit, and committed.
Whether Pandya remains the right man for that role is a conversation the management needs to have honestly and soon. The talent in the squad is not the problem, but the structure around it seems to be crumbling.
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