India, May 21 -- Hardik Pandya just cannot catch a break and continues to be a talking point for all the wrong reasons during the ongoing IPL 2026 season. Playing his first game since May 2 after missing Mumbai Indians' (MI) last two matches, Pandya's comeback ended on a sour note as the MI captain was found guilty of a fresh Code of Conduct breach during the team's loss to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday.

Pandya endured a double setback as MI slumped to their ninth defeat of the season, while the skipper was fined 10 per cent of his match fee and handed one demerit point. From poor form and injury concerns to captaincy criticism, trade rumours and now a Code of Conduct breach, Hardik Pandya's IPL 2026 campaign has spiralled int...