Dharamsala, May 15 -- Following his side's win over Punjab Kings (PBKS), Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder Shardul Thakur said that his team's regular captain Hardik Pandya has been injured, but expects him to be back for the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) next Wednesday.

With Hardik missing since the clash against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and Suryakumar Yadav sitting out from the PBKS clash after the birth of his child, Jasprit Bumrah led the five-time champions for the first time and what an outing it was for MI, with Shardul's four-fer and Tilak Varma's ice-cold being the brightest part of MI's fourth win of the season.

Speaking after the match in the post-match presser, Shardul said, "Hardik is injured, so he ...