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"You know how much I like Hardik Pandya, but the truth is that they will manage," Chopra said

"In Mumbai, I just thought that Hardik felt as if he was cornered," said the former cricketer

Hardik Pandya featured in a sports challenge video alongside several international figures, including basketball players LeBron James and Caitlin Clark, footballer Erling Haaland, gymnast Simone Biles and figure skater Alysa Liu.

Speaking about Mumbai Indians, the former off-spinner was adamant that they need an Indian keeper and also a good set of bowlers

All-rounder Hardik Pandya was deemed to be the next captain but the senior selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar decided to appoint Surya as Rohit’s successor.

IPL 2026: Ashwin pinned the poor bowling as the primary reason for Mumbai's downfall besides some questionable calls from Hardik.

Hardik Pandya had also sat out the previous game against Lucknow Super Giants, with the franchise then attributing his absence to illness and back spasms.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: ‘Not even sure if he’ll accept captaining the side’: Subramaniam Badrinath on Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians management believes the team’s struggles are due to a lack of adaptation rather than captaincy issues.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Simon Doull dissects why captaincy has not worked for Hardik at MI after taking over from Rohit: ‘Tried to fight the king of the pride for the reigning job…did not work’

In the 2026 edition, MI are struggling at 9th in the table after losing 6 of their 8 matches with the latest defeat coming at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday where they failed to defend a 243-run target.

Akmal recommended Suryakumar Yadav to take over the captaincy. He also spoke about the dip in performance since Hardik has taken over from Rohit Sharma at the start of the 2024 season