Mumbai, May 15 -- Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that he would not review Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya's captaincy, since nobody in the team "turned up." He said that blaming the captain for the franchise's poor performance was "unfair."

Since his controversial return to the MI as a captain in 2024, Hardik is yet to win a trophy for the franchise after leading the Gujarat Titans (GT) to the gold and has not had a massive impact with the bat and ball either. This season, with the team placed in the bottom half with just four wins in 12 games, MI is out of playoff contention.

Hardik himself has struggled to score runs at the scoring rates he is known for and was unable to be a wicket-taker for his team. He h...