Delhi : Mumbai Indians have shared a mystery post on social media regarding Hardik Pandya, which has further fueled the trade speculations before the next season of IPL. There are continuous reports coming out on the internet that Hardik Pandya may leave Mumbai Indians, although there has been no official confirmation of these news yet. According to reports, many teams including Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have shown interest in trading Hardik. Hardik's journey as captain of Mumbai Indians was also not as per expectations. In IPL 2026, Mumbai team finished 9th in the points table with a very disappointing performance. However, in 2025, under the captaincy of Hardik, Mumbai Indians definitely reached Qualifier-2.

Now amidst this whole matter, a social media post of Mumbai Indians has forced the fans to think. The team shared three pictures of Hardik Pandya, but more than the pictures, the mystery caption written with them is being discussed. Mumbai Indians wrote, “Memo: Make it HP CODED.” Nothing was clarified by Mumbai regarding Hardik's future in the post, but fans started their own theories in the comment section. Some fans believe that Hardik should now move to Chennai Super Kings, while some people, looking at the thing seen in his hand in the picture, claimed that perhaps he is going to become the 'Warrior' of Kolkata Knight Riders. There are many fans who want to see Hardik in Mumbai Indians jersey only.

That means on one side there are rumors of Hardik Pandya's trade, on the other side there are mystery posts of Mumbai Indians and on the third side there are different theories of the fans. But at present no one has the answer to what the real story is. Talking about Hardik's performance in IPL 2026, he scored 206 runs with his bat, whereas in bowling he could take only 4 wickets. In such a situation, the biggest question now is whether Hardik Pandya is going to wear the new jersey in IPL once again? Can Chennai Super Kings or Kolkata Knight Riders become his next destination, or is this post of Mumbai Indians just a big suspense on social media? At present, the answer to this question lies only with Mumbai Indians and Hardik Pandya, but these trade discussions have definitely heated up the atmosphere in the cricket world even before the next season of IPL.