India, April 30 -- Mumbai Indians suffered their sixth defeat in 8 IPL 2026 games on Wednesday, and all hell broke loose for their captain Hardik Pandya. In fact, it has been a while since he has been under fire.

In seven matches he has played so far, he has scored just 128 runs at an average of 21.33 and a strike rate of 152.38. Both the numbers, the average as well as the strike rate, don't justify the talent the Indian all-rounder possesses. If he had not scored a 15-ball 31 against SRH on Wednesday, those numbers would have looked much worse.

Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim appears to have identified the problem. According to him, it's high time Pandya reinvented himself as a batsman. "The opposition bowlers have worked out a p...