MI were among the earliest teams to be eliminated from playoff contention in this year's IPL. The poor form of Hardik, alongside many other stalwarts, has compounded MI's troubles this year. With just 4 wins in 12 matches, MI find themselves at ninth place on the IPL 2026 points table.
This year, that did not materialise. MI broke their four-match losing streak, but lost three in a row soon after their 99-run win against the Gujarat Titans. MI also managed to chase 229 against the Lucknow Super Giants, but the last-ball loss to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru eliminated them from the tournament.
Hardik Pandya's controversial tenure as captain
As mentioned before, MI put up their impressive comeback in 2025 and were essentially two wins away from winning the IPL title. In 2026, Hardik Pandya was criticised a lot for his captaincy and the team's poor results. Pandya's own poor form has not helped his case.
The captain cannot do anything if the team doesn't respond- Ravi Ashwin
"We are just finding excuses to pin it on the captain. MS actually led the side very well that year. I think he had Tushar Deshpande that season. He got the best out of Tushar, had fields on one side of the pitch," he added.
"And this year, Mumbai, for whatever reason it be, have not found a way to get their players to respond. What that is, we have no clue from the outside. Only the internal operations would know what's gone wrong," he concluded.
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