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Hardik Pandya indicates extended absence for Rohit Sharma after ex-MI captain misses 4th match in a row

4 min readChennaiMay 2, 2026 10:56 PM IST (LEFT) Mumbai Indians' Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav take a single; (RIGHT) Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya reacts in the field during an IPL 2026 game. (Photos: AP)The question Mumbai Indians can no longer avoid is not about form. It is about design. Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma — three of them T20 World Cup winners. On paper, a batting lineup as strong as any in the tournament. And yet on Saturday, Surya found Dewald Brevis at deep cover just as he...