Captain of Mumbai Indians will change again. (Photo- PTI)
IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians: The 58th match of IPL 2026 will be played between the teams of Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. Both the teams will clash on the grounds of Dharamshala. A few hours before this match, a shocking news has come out. Mumbai Indians team captain Hardik Pandya and stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav will not be available in this match. In such a situation, the team will once again have to change the captaincy. Two star players are in the race to fulfill this responsibility.
Captain of Mumbai Indians will change again
Hardik Pandya is suffering from back pain since the match played against Chennai Super Kings on May 2. He has missed the last two matches and the medical team has not yet declared him completely fit. Recently he trained separately in Mumbai, but he has not reached Dharamshala with the team. According to reports, Suryakumar Yadav is also not with the team due to personal reasons. Recently she has given birth to a daughter and has been given some time to respect the happiness of the franchise family. Suryakumar had captained the team in the recent two matches.
The absence of these two players means that the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in this match will be in the hands of a new player. Jasprit Bumrah and Tilak Verma are considered to be big contenders in this race. Bumrah has been associated with Mumbai Indians since 2013 and has also captained India. Although he has never captained the team in IPL. On the other hand, 5-time IPL champion captain Rohit Sharma is also present in the team.
MI out of playoff race
Mumbai Indians are already out of the race for the playoffs, so the team can focus on giving opportunities to young players in the remaining matches and giving rest to some players. Mumbai Indians have played a total of 11 matches in the current season and have won only 3 matches. At the same time, it has faced defeat in 8 matches, due to which it can no longer reach the playoffs. Mumbai now has to play its last three matches against Punjab, Kolkata and Rajasthan.
