Why Hardik Pandya is not playing
Hardik Pandya is not playing because MI decided to rest him for this match, and Mumbai Indians have handed the captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav in his absence. The report also says Hardik was “not well” and therefore was not fit for today’s game.
Mumbai Indians made a few changes around that call, bringing in Deepak Chahar for Hardik, while Corbin Bosch replaced Trent Boult and Mitchell Santner came in for Allah Ghazanfar. Those changes suggest MI treated this as both a fitness-related and tactical adjustment.
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Suryakumar explained after the toss that Hardik “is not well” and “doesn’t look good,” which is why he was unavailable. He also said the other lineup moves were tactical decisions rather than injury replacements.sports.
In short, Hardik is out for this DC vs MI game because he was unwell and not fit to play, so MI chose to rest him and let Suryakumar lead the side.
