India, March 22 -- Mumbai Indians, the five-time champions, once again will enter the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition as the overwhelming favourites. The presence of Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Tilak Varma in the squad makes the team a dangerous lineup, which will be feared by the rest of the nine teams. One of the strongest sides on paper, it last won an IPL title in 2020, and since then, the silverware has eluded one of the tournament's legacy teams.

Hardik joined the Mumbai Indians in 2024 after being traded by the Gujarat Titans, and he then replaced Rohit ascaptain. In 2024, plenty of issues surfaced as fans didn't take kindly to Hardik replacing Rohit. Mumbai finished bottom of the po...