Hardik Pandya deletes Instagram account after MI’s ninth-place finish:Perplexed fans react, ‘Hope everything is good between Mahieka and him’

Mumbai Indians’ captain, Hardik Pandya, has deleted his Instagram account after three days after the team’s ninth-place finish in IPL 2026. The five-time champions had a dismal campaign, winning just four out of 14 matches. Hardik himself had a campaign to forget. The all-rounder had high expectations going into the season but failed to make an impact, scoring 206 runs and taking four wickets this season. There also have been a lot of speculation over Hardik’s future in the Mumbai Indians. Hardik Pandya deletes his Instagram account Hardik’s Instagram activity sparked speculations. Upon searching Hardik Pandya on Instagram, his account was nowhere to be found. After some fans clicked on his Instagram username, it showed ‘no posts yet’. At the time of writing, his account was no longer to be found on Instagram. Fans react after Hardik’s Instagram account vanished After Hardik’s Instagram vanished, fans started reacting to the incident. One of the fans wrote, ‘Hope everything is good between Mahieka and him’. Someone got anxious and wrote, wishing for his well-being, ‘What’s happening with him? Hope everything is well.’ One of the fans requested Krunal Pandya to invite him and urged him to make his brother join the RCB camp. Ravi Ashwin teased Hardik Pandya’s move to CSK Earlier, taking to X, Ashwin teased Hardik’s move to CSK while responding to a post on Matheesha Pathirana potentially returning to Chennai. Pathirana, who made his IPL debut in 2022, had been an integral part of the CSK outfit up until last year before he was released. KKR signed him for ₹18 crore at the auction. But unfortunately, fans did not get to see much of the pacer due to injury and when he made his KKR debut, it lasted just eight balls due to a hamstring injury. What does 07:07 mean and how is it linked to Hardik Pandya? Many might have been left confused by Ashwin’s post on X, which had the mention of the timestamp ’07:07′. How is this linked to Hardik Pandya? A day ago, Hardik had posted an Instagram story that had a picture featuring a phone on which showed ’07:07′ as the time. After this post, it can be concluded that Ashwin noticed that and, without directly mentioning Hardik’s name, hinted at him joining CSK in his post on X. How did Hardik Pandya fare in IPL 2026? As mentioned before, Hardik had a forgettable campaign by his standards. The all-rounder played 10 matches, missing four due to injury and scored 206 runs with a highest score of 40. Hardik’s strike rate was also underwhelmingly low at 13.25. With the ball, Hardik picked up just four wickets while giving away runs at an economy rate of 11.42.