Which team is Hardik Pandya going to go to? (PC-PTI)
After IPL 2026, Hardik Pandya is leaving Mumbai Indians and the interesting thing is that there is a race between Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals to buy him. According to the latest reports, Mumbai Indians management is in talks with these three teams. Earlier there were teams of KKR and Rajasthan Royals in this race. KKR is looking for a new captain, while Rajasthan Royals can also give this role to this player, but now Chennai Super Kings have made a late entry in the trade of Hardik Pandya.
What benefit will Chennai get from Hardik Pandya?
The question is, what will be the benefit to Chennai Super Kings by including Hardik Pandya in their team? It is being told that it is not clear whether Chennai Super Kings will make Hardik Pandya the captain or not, but this team is in dire need of an all-rounder like him. Along with fast bowling, Pandya is also an amazing batsman. He can bat from number 4 to number 7. After Dhoni’s departure, Chennai Super Kings will need a player of Pandya’s image who is popular all over India. Well, the team also has Sanju Samson but Pandya’s aura is something different.
These two teams just don’t want to buy Hardik Pandya!
There are reports that only two teams are not interested in buying Hardik Pandya. These teams are Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore. All other teams want Hardik Pandya somewhere in their team. Let us tell you that Hardik Pandya was the captain of Mumbai Indians for the last three years. The team’s performance under his captaincy was not special and the result was that now he is being released from the team. Hardik Pandya has made Gujarat Titans win the IPL once and for the second time under his captaincy this team reached the finals.
Hardik Pandya’s IPL career
Hardik Pandya has scored 2955 runs in 162 matches in IPL and his strike rate is around 150. This player has also taken 82 wickets. Pandya did not bat in IPL 2026. He could score only 206 runs at an average of 22.8. Also, he could take only 4 wickets in 10 matches.
