Hardik Pandya: The IPL 2024 season was very bad for Mumbai Indians. The Mumbai Indians franchise had included Hardik Pandya in their team by trading with Gujarat Titans before the IPL auction 2024, but giving responsibility to Hardik Pandya as captain was not successful for Mumbai Indians.

Due to which now reports are coming in the media that Mumbai Indians franchise can release Hardik Pandya. At the same time, some media reports are also claiming that Hardik Pandya can also decide to join this franchise in IPL cricket.

If Rohit is retained then MI will release Hardik

Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma had taken away the captaincy of the franchise before the IPL 2024 season and gave it to Hardik Pandya, but what was the condition of Mumbai Indians under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya last season.

After that, it is believed that the Mumbai Indians franchise can release Hardik Pandya before the IPL Auction 2025, while former captain Rohit Sharma can once again be retained in its franchise for the next 3 years.

Punjab Kings can bet on Hardik Pandya

Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan has retired from domestic cricket as well as international cricket. In such a situation, now the Punjab Kings franchise also needs a new captain. Keeping this in mind, the Punjab Kings franchise can decide to add Hardik Pandya to their team in case he is released from Mumbai Indians. If this happens, Punjab Kings will be Hardik Pandya's third franchise in IPL cricket.

Punjab Kings is one of the flop teams of IPL cricket

Talking about the Punjab Kings franchise, out of the last 17 IPL editions, the Punjab Kings team has reached the finals of only one season. On the other hand, if we talk about the history of Punjab Kings in IPL cricket, the franchise has managed to make its place in the playoffs only in 2 seasons. Due to which Punjab Kings is considered one of the most flop franchises of IPL cricket.