India, May 27 -- Hardik Pandya, the India all-rounder and Mumbai Indians captain, deleted his Instagram account on Wednesday. When one searches for his account on the platform, the text pops up reading, "User not found." There are no posts available when one searches for his username, and the text further reads, "This profile is private." This activity comes days after the five-time champions finished ninth in the points table.

When refreshing Hardiik's page again, another text window pops up with the message, "Something went wrong."

The entire Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season saw intense scrutiny come Hardik's way, and the all-rounder was also linked to several other franchises, with social media alleging a trade might be around...